Lecythidaceae

1. Carvacrol (O-Thymol) presents anxiolytic effects. 2. 5-Isopropyl-2-methylphenol presents antinociceptive activity. 3. Carvacrol presents antidepressant effects, seems to be dependent on its interaction with the dopaminergic system, but not with the serotonergic and noradrenergic systems.

Naginata ketone (Dehydroelsholtzione) is a natural furanone derived from a variety of plants and is used in biochemical experiments and organic synthesis.

Nepetoidin B has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and antiinflammatory effects, it can inhibit LPS-stimulated NO production possibly via modulation of iNOS mediated by MKP-5/NF-κB pathways in RAW 264.7 cells.

5-Methoxyafrormosin 7-O-glucoside is a natural flavonoid suitable for biochemical experiments and drug synthesis studies.

Germanicol induces selective growth inhibitory effects in human colon HCT-116 and HT29 cancer cells through induction of apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and inhibition of cell migration. Germanicol may have anti-inflammatory effects .