Alpha-Chaconine has anti-inflammatory effect, associated with the suppression of AP-1, and supports its possible therapeutic role for the treatment of sepsis. Alpha-Chaconine also has cytotoxic effects.
Jaconine, jacoline,jacobine, and jacozine, the hepatotoxic alkaloids, are potentially carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic and may pose health hazards to the human consumer.
Benzoylmesaconine hydrochloride has used as the reference standard to evaluate the quality of processed aconite root and powdered processed aconite root.