An alkaloid compound derived from plants of the fumaria family, historically used in traditional medicine.
From fumaria (the plant) plus the chemical suffix '-in', denoting a natural alkaloid compound.
Medieval herbalists ground fumaria plants into medicines for skin conditions and eye problems, believing the smoke-like appearance held clues to treating foggy vision—a beautiful example of the 'doctrine of signatures' in old medicine.
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