[8] A class of organic molecules termed beesiosides have been isolated from Beesia plants.

[9][10] Beesiosides are cycloartane glycosides (a type of triterpene that forms a sugar and a non-sugar upon hydrolysis).

[9][11][12] Anemonopsis, a monotypic genus in the Ranunculaceae native to Japan,[13] is a sister group to Beesia.

It grows best in partial shade or filtered light in rich, moist soil.

Beesia rhizomes are used in Chinese herbal medicine as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and influenza.