Oblongine chloride may have potential haemodynamic effects, it can cause a dose-dependent reduction of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and that these effects are not mediated by α²-adrenergic receptor stimulation.
Dehydrocrebanine has strong activity against promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60) with an IC50 of 2.14 ug/mL. It also shows potent antimalarial activity with an IC50 value of 70 ng/ml.