A chemical compound found in daphne plants that has antimicrobial and medicinal properties.
From daphne, the plant genus, plus the chemical suffix -in used for organic compounds. Modern chemistry named this compound after its plant source.
Daphnetin is being studied by pharmacologists as a potential treatment for various diseases—ancient herbalists didn't know the chemistry, but they used daphne plants for medicine, so modern science is basically vindicating folk wisdom!
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