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