spilanthol

Questions

What does spilanthol mean?

A fatty acid amide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, believed to be responsible for its local anesthetic properties.

Where does spilanthol come from?

From Spilanthes, the obsolete genus of the plant, + -ol.

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