* The root is harvested in the autumn and can be dried for later use.
* Cancer : The plant contains the triterpene epifriedelinol, which has shown anticancer activity, and is used as a folk cure for cancer.
**lip and mouth cancers : AT extract effectively attenuates the growth of SCC-9 cancerous cells by the virtue of its cytotoxic and anti clonogenic activity.**Stomach Cancer : Inhibition of human gastric carcinoma cell growth in vitro by a polysaccharide from Aster tataricus.
* Antioxidant activity of compounds from the medicinal herb Aster tataricus.