An anthraquinone glycoside; inhibits PTP1B (IC50 = 18.34 µM) and yeast and rat intestinal α-glucosidase at 50 UG/ml; increases insulin-induced glucose transport by 255% in L6 myotubes at 25 µM; lowers plasma levels of total cholesterol, phospholipids, LDL, VLDL, and triglycerides in a rat model of Triton WR-1339-induced dyslipidemia at 100 mg/kg