Polyphenols.

Resveratrol - Laboratory tests have proved that resveratrol has anti-aging, anti-oxidant and anti-coagulant effects. It is a polyphenol compound that helps protect against cancer. It acts as a selective estrogen receptor modulator and regulates proteins that are involved in DNA synthesis and cell cycle. It also has an impact on activity of transcriptional factors involved in proliferation and stress responses. It also heals inflammation, besides having antimutagenic, antiplatelet, antiatherosclerotic, and antifungal effects. Resveratol also works as antibiotic. It is one of the key constituents of Yucca, which is often used for treating different diseases including arthritis and rheumatism. It also protects cardiovascular system against ischemic-reperfusion injury and keeps in intact endothelium. Resveratol also helps in suppressing platelet aggregation.