Cephalomannine ndi mtundu wa alkaloid wotengedwa ku zomera zamtundu wa Cephalotaxus, zomwe zimakhala ndi zochitika zosiyanasiyana zamoyo kuphatikizapo anti-chotupa, anti-inflammatory, ndi anti-malarial effect.M'munda mankhwala, Cephalomannine chimagwiritsidwa ntchito pofuna kuchiza pachimake myeloid khansa ya m'magazi, pachimake promyelocytic khansa ya m'magazi, pachimake monocytic khansa ya m'magazi, etc., ndipo ntchito limodzi ndi mankhwala ena chemotherapeutic kumapangitsanso achire lapamwamba.Kuphatikiza apo, imagwiritsidwanso ntchito pokonzekera mankhwala a immunomodulatory, omwe amagwira ntchito yofunika kwambiri pakupititsa patsogolo chitetezo chamunthu komanso kukulitsa kukana.