Noroxyhydrastinine exhibits potent melanogenesis-inhibitory activities, it inhibits melanogenesis, at least in part, by inhibiting the expression of protein levels of tyrosinase, TRP-1, and TRP-2 in α-MSH-stimulated B16 melanoma cells.

Thalifoline shows antifungal activity, with 100 ug against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici.

Thalrugosaminine shows promising antibacterial activity with MIC values of 64-128ug/ml and Staphylococcus species is the most sensitive strains. Thalrugosaminine possesses hypotensive activity in rabbits and is active against Mycobacterium smegmatis.

Thalrugosidine is a natural product from Thalictrum foliolosum DC.

Fabiatrin is a natural product isolated and identified from n-butanol extract of Przewalskia tangutica.

Thalidezine, a novel AMPK activator, eliminates apoptosis-resistant cancer cells through energy-mediated autophagic cell death, it can inhibit the growth of mouse L1210 cells in vitro. Thalidezine possesses antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium sme

Thalirugidine is a natural product from Thalictrum foliolosum DC.