Inulicin可抑制 VEGF 介导的 Src 和 FAK 活化。Inulicin (1-O-Acetylbritannilactone) 还抑制 LPS 诱导的 PGE2 产生和 COX-2 表达，以及抑制 NF-κB 活化和易位。

2,3,4,5-Tetracaffeoyl-D-Glucaric acid 是从千屈菜（Inula japonica）中分离的咖啡酸-D-葡萄糖酸衍生物，具有抑制脂肪堆积的作用，可用于研究肥胖。

Taraxasterol acetate is a natural product isolated and purified from the root of Inula britannica L. with antiinflammatory activity in bino rats against carrageenan, formaldehyde and adjuvant induced inflammations in doses between 10 and 100 mg/kg.

Epoxymicheliolide是一种 micheliolide 衍生物。

Britannin, a sesquiterpene lactone, could inhibit proliferation and induces apoptosis through the mitochondrial signaling pathway in human breast cancer cells.