Relating to or derived from inulin or alantoin; having properties similar to compounds found in the elecampane plant (Inula helenium).
From 'alan' or 'alant,' an old English name for elecampane plant, plus '-ic' suffix. The term relates to botanical chemistry and substances extracted from this medicinal plant.
Alantic compounds have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years—the elecampane plant was so valued the Romans imported it across Europe! Modern research shows alantoin actually does help with skin healing.
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