A polyphenolic flavonoid with antioxidant and anticancer activities; scavenges singlet oxygen and hydrogen peroxide as well as superoxide and hydroxide radicals in vitro (IC50s = 0.73, 0.49, 14.5, and 38.0 µM, respectively); inhibits the growth of OVCAR-3 and A2780/CP70 human ovarian cancer cell lines, but not the ovarian epithelial cell line IOSE 364 (IC50s = 11.9, 38.5, and >40 µM, respectively)