The molecule is a diterpenoid isolated from the seed kernels of Caesalpinia crista that has been found to exhibit antimalarial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antimalarial. It is an acetate ester, a cyclic ether, an enone, a tertiary alcohol, a diterpenoid and an aromatic ketone.
[(1R,2S,3S,4aR,6aR,11aS,11bS)-1,3-diacetyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,4,11b-trimethyl-7-oxo-1,2,3,5,6,6a,11,11a-octahydronaphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-2-yl] acetate