Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
XANTHOPUCCINE
Xan`tho*puc"cine, n. [Xantho-+ puccoon + -ine.] (Chem.)
Definition: One of three alkaloids found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis Canadensis). It is a yellow crystalline substance, and resembles berberine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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