A flavanonol with diverse biological activities scavenges DPPH radicals (IC50 0.235 g/ml) and decreases AAPH-induced ROS generation in human erythrocytes (6 g/ml) dose-dependently decreases proliferation and increases apoptosis in human liver carcinoma HepG2 cells decreases tumor volume by 43.5 in a mouse xenograft model of HepG2 cells (500 mg/kg per day) binds to GABAA receptors in rat cortical membrane reparations (IC50 4.36 M) dose-dependently reduces LORR in ethanol-intoxicated rats improves cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimers disease (2 mg/kg for three months)