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Cathartin
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; - called also cathartic acid, and cathartina.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cathartin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cathartin.html. 1828.