;
       diverse biological activities including use as a laxative
       and strong antibacterial activity against S. aureus and weak
       activity against cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1)
;

;
       antibiotic activity against Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6051)
       but no significant activity against Candida albicans
       (ATCC 14053), Aspergillus flavus (NRRL 6541) and Fusarium
       verticillioides (NRRL 25457)
;

;
       weakly potent lipoxygenase nonredox inhibitor
;

;
       no influenza A virus sialidase inhibitory and
       plaque reduction activities
;

;
       low toxicity against Drosophila melanogaster
;