Resveratrol
Polygonum extract clearly has antioxidant effects.
Antioxidant activity of extract from Polygonum cuspidatum
Hsu CY, Chan YP, Chang JBiol Res. 2007;40(1):13-21. Epub 2007 Jul 19
Polygonum cuspidatum, contains piceatannol a superior anticancer agent.
An effective sample preparation approach for screening the anticancer compound piceatannol using HPLC coupled with UV and fluorescence detection Lin LL, Lien CY, Cheng YC, Ku KLChromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2007 Jun 15;853(1-2):175-82. Epub 2007 Mar
Resveratrol is a new anticancer composition which is less toxicity and higher efficiency in Polygonum cuspidatum.
Studies on active substance of anticancer effect in Polygonum cuspidatum
Feng L, Zhang LF, Yan T, Jin J, Tao WY.The Biopharmaceutical Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Yangtze University, Wuxi, China.
Trans-resveratrol supplementation may be a potential alternative to conventional HRT for cardioprotection and osteoporosis prevention and may confer other potential health benefits in women
Benefits of resveratrol in women\\\'s health Bagchi D, Das DK, Tosaki A, Bagchi M, Kothari SC Drugs Exp Clin Res. 2001;27(5-6):233-48
