1. Kuthuthukisa Ukuzivikela Kwe-Antioxidant: Icebile nge-melanin, ama-polysaccharides, kanye ne-betulinic acid, isusa ama-free radicals ekucindezelekeni kwe-oxidative—ngokuphumelela kakhulu kunezinye izinhlobo eziningi zama-antioxidants—ivikela amaseli ekufakweni kwe-lipid peroxidation kanye nokubambezela izimpawu zokuguga.
2. Kuthuthukisa Ukuqina Kwamasosha omzimba: Ama-polysaccharide ayo asebenzayo enza kusebenze amangqamuzana omzimba (isib. ama-macrophage, ama-T-lymphocyte, amaseli e-NK) futhi alawula izimpendulo zomzimba, aqinise ukuzivikela komzimba ezifweni ezibangelwa amagciwane futhi asekele ibhalansi yomzimba yesikhathi eside.
3. Isekela Impilo Yesibindi: Ithuthukisa umsebenzi wama-enzyme okususa ubuthi esibindini (isb., i-glutathione peroxidase), isheshisa ukugaywa kobuthi, futhi inciphise umonakalo we-oxidative kumaseli esibindi, igcine ukusebenza kwesibindi okunempilo.
4. Usizo Ekuphileni Kahle Kwe-Metabolic: Kuyasiza ekulawuleni i-lipid metabolism ngokunciphisa i-triglyceride kanye nokuqongelela kwe-cholesterol, futhi kusekela amazinga kashukela egazini azinzile ngokuthuthukisa ukuzwela kwe-insulin, okufaka isandla ekulinganiseni kwe-metabolic.
5. Isekela Impilo Yesikhumba: Izakhiwo zayo ezinamandla zokulwa ne-antioxidant zivikela isikhumba ekulimaleni kwe-UV kanye nokungcoliswa kwemvelo, kuyilapho ama-compounds alwa nokuvuvukala edambisa ukucasuka kwesikhumba okuncane, athuthukise ukuthungwa kwesikhumba kanye nokukhanya.



