A plant polyphenol that is classified as a chalcone; a potent antioxidant that affects the numerous pathways modulated by oxidant tone, including inflammation, cancer, and immune response.

Butein is a flavonoid originally found in the bark of Rhus verniciflua and the flowers of Butea monosperma. Butein exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic, anti-angiogenic, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and anti-fibrotic activities. In lung cancer cells, butein decreases…