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2- Cynarin
 It is 1, 3-dicaffeoylquinic acid.
 Source: Leaves of artichoke, Cynara scolymus, F.
 Compositae.
 Uses
 Cynarin has liver protection and choleretic activity.
it increases secretion of bile and used in jaundice.

  3-Gossypol:

 It is a phenolic, dimeric sesquiterpene , found in cotton
   plant, with greatest concentration in the seed .
  Correlation exists between low fertility in males and use of
  crude cotton seed oil for cooking,
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