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