A medical compound derived from anthracene, used to treat skin conditions like psoriasis by affecting cell growth and inflammation.
From anthracene + the suffix '-in' (used in medicine and biochemistry for active compounds). First synthesized in 1916, it became a standard psoriasis treatment.
Anthralin sits on pharmacy shelves under its older brand name 'dithranol'—it's one of the few synthetic chemicals from coal tar that became a genuine medicine still prescribed today!
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