Peucedanin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peucedanin \Peu*ced"a*nin\, n. (Chem.)
     A tasteless white crystalline substance, extracted from the
     roots of the sulphurwort ({Peucedanum}), masterwort
     ({Imperatoria}), and other related plants; -- called also
     {imperatorin}.
     [1913 Webster]