A chemical alkaloid or organic compound found in certain Eupatorium species, with historical use in traditional herbal medicine.
From Eupatorium (plant genus) + -ine (chemical suffix for alkaloids). Variant naming of compounds derived from eupatorium plants.
Eupatorine is why our ancestors called plants by the kings they honored—Eupatorium was named after King Eupator because the plant supposedly saved his life, and the alkaloid itself became proof of that healing power.
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