honokiol

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Etymology[edit]

honoki +‎ -ol

Noun[edit]

honokiol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.
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