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.
Curly dock Yellow Dock Rumex crispus