An ether in which the oxygen atom is linked to two 4-hydroxybenzyl groups. It is isolated from the tubers of Gastrodia elata and acts as a platelet aggregation inhibitor.
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A drug or agent which antagonizes or impairs any mechanism leading to blood platelet aggregation, whether during the phases of activation and shape change or following the dense-granule release reaction and stimulation of the prostaglandin-thromboxane system.