It is found in Artemisia glabella. Arglabin-DMA HCl, the hydrochloride salt of the adduct resulting from the conjugate addition of dimethylamine to the ene-lactone moiety, has been successfully used in Khazakhstan for the treatment of breast, colon, ovarian and lung cancers. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent and a metabolite. It is an organic heterotetracyclic compound, a gamma-lactone, an epoxide and a sesquiterpene lactone.