Compound Monograph

Nepodin

A naphthalene derivative (also called musizin) found in the roots of dock species, reported to have antidiabetic, antimalarial, and anti-inflammatory activity in laboratory studies.

Classification

Nepodin is one of the phenolics. Antioxidant compounds built around one or more phenol rings — the flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, coumarins, and pigments behind much of a plant's protective chemistry.

Where Does It Come From? (2)

Nepodin is one of the phenolics, found in Curly dock and Yellow Dock.