Abstract:
This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of (−)-Secoisolariciresinol together with or associated with an additive useful as an antioxidant; a process for isolating the (−)-Secoisolariciresinol from the plant Stereospermum Personatum and also relates to use of the active fraction (−)-Secoisolariciresinol as an antioxidant or free radical scavenger.