The molecule is a diterpenoid that is 13,14,15,16-tetranorlabdane substituted by hydroxy grousp at positions 8, 12 and 18. It has been isolated from the aerial parts of Crassocephalum mannii and has been shown to exhibit COX-1 and COX-2 activity. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a cyclooxygenase 1 inhibitor and a cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor. It is a tertiary alcohol, a diterpenoid and a triol.
(1R,2R,4aR,5R,8aS)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5,8a-trimethyl-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-ol