Cardamonin (Cardamomin) is a chalcone isolated from Alpiniae katsumadai. It has anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-diabetic activities. It can inhibit mTOR, NF-κB, Akt, STAT3, Wnt β-catenin and COX-2, inhibit the growth of breast cancer, and can be used to study acute kidney injury and chronic renal fibrosis.
Pinocembrin chalcone is an inhibitor of tyrosinase with antimutagenic effects. Pinocembrin chalcone can be used in studies about the prevention of gastric ulcers.