honokiol

Noun.  (organic compound) 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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