Avarol

Antibacterial against selected Gram-positive strains, antifungal [1, 6]. Anticancer compound [2]. Antileukemic [4, 5, 8, 9]. Antimitotic agent [3]. Antiviral compound [7, 8, 14]. Inhibits HIV activity [7, 8, 14]. Anti-inflammatory [10, 12]. Synovial phospholipase A2, cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase inhibitor [10, 12]. Modulator of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase [11]. Platelet aggregation inhibitor [13]. Anti-psoriatic [15, 17], mediated by inhibition of TNF-alpha generation and NF-kappaB activation [18, 19]. Reviews [16, 20].