Medical term:

plumbagin


plumbagin

Herbal medicine
A natural yellow pigment found in plants of the Plumbagineae and Droseracea families, which is a redox-cycling agent that also induces DNA cleavage. In animal and cell model systems, plumbagin has anti-atherosclerotic, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, antifertility, antimalarial, antimicrobial, cardiotonic,
immunosuppressive and neuroprotective effects.
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