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Chrysin
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<p>Chrysin, also called 5,7-dihydroxyflavone, is a <a href="/facts/Flavone/5Anj1LGD">flavone</a> found in <a href="/facts/Honey/jnRSlNEF">honey</a>, <a href="/facts/Propolis/BDep0Vyk">propolis</a>, the <a href="/facts/Passion_flower/eGezvDre">passion flowers</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Passiflora_caerulea/acUSy2Db">Passiflora caerulea</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Passiflora_incarnata/U5eEUsFy">Passiflora incarnata</a></i>, and in <i><a href="/facts/Oroxylum_indicum/s8UV1flg">Oroxylum indicum</a></i>. It is <a href="/facts/Extract/FUeleDQD">extracted</a> from various plants, such as the blue passion flower (<i>Passiflora caerulea</i>). Following oral intake by humans, chrysin has low <a href="/facts/Bioavailability/9l6na9MV">bioavailability</a> and rapid <a href="/facts/Excretion/mspsTfnv">excretion</a>. It is under <a href="/facts/Basic_research/QvrBkrRb">basic research</a> to evaluate its safety and potential <a href="/facts/Function_(biology)/a5hLtnS7">biological effects</a>. </p><p>Chrysin is an ingredient in <a href="/facts/Dietary_supplement/SHXNNxaS">dietary supplements</a>. As of 2016, there was no clinical use of chrysin, and no evidence for its effect on <a href="/facts/Testosterone/uUumdhAz">testosterone</a> levels. In 2016, the US <a href="/facts/Food_and_Drug_Administration/rCEnh9WB">Food and Drug Administration</a> did not recommend chrysin be included on the list of bulk drug substances that can be used in <a href="/facts/Compounding/U96yYcbG">compounding</a> under section 503A of the <a href="/facts/Federal_Food%2c_Drug%2c_and_Cosmetic_Act/2WIHtPjC">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</a>. </p>