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Anthralin
Anthralin, also known as dithranol, is a synthetic anthracene derivative used topically to treat psoriasis, first synthesized in 1916 as a substitute for chrysarobin.
Biphenol
Biphenol, also known as dihydroxybiphenyl, is an organic compound with formula C12H10O2, two phenol rings joined by a single bond, used to make polyesters and polycarbonates.
Gossypol
Gossypol is a yellow polyphenolic pigment produced by cotton plants as a defense against pests, trialed in the 1970s as a male contraceptive in over 8,000 Chinese men.
Honokiol
Honokiol is a natural bisphenol neolignan with formula C18H18O2, found mainly in magnolia bark, studied for anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects but limited by poor solubility and low bioavailability.
Magnolol
Magnolol is a dimeric phenolic neolignan (C18H18O2) and a primary active component of Magnolia officinalis bark, used in Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine and studied for anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and neuroprotective effects.
Phenanthrol
Phenanthrol, also called hydroxyphenanthrene, is any of five monohydroxylated derivatives of the three-ring hydrocarbon phenanthrene, occurring chiefly as metabolites; 9-phenanthrol is widely used to inhibit the TRPM4 ion channel.
Piceatannol
Piceatannol is a hydroxylated analog of resveratrol, a natural polyphenol first isolated in 1984 that inhibits tyrosine kinases and is abundant in passion fruit seeds.