BIOB38H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lophophora, Cannabaceae, Opioid Peptide
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Biob38 - lecture 9: medicinal and psychoactive plants. Most medicine we use today is plant based. > 4 billion people in developing world rely on traditional medicine. Below are common medicinal plants, and what they are used for/as: aspirin (salix spp. ) Analgesic & anti-inflammatory: codeine* (opium poppy) - analgesic & antitussive, colchicine (colchicum autumnale) - gout, digoxin (digitalis purpurea) heart disease, morphine* (opium poppy) - analgesic, quinine (cinchona spp. ) Malaria (*) indicates that it is psychoactive. Combination of digitalis purpurea and d. lanata. William withering was one of first in medical field to investigate a folk remedy - he used foxglove leaves and boiled them into tea and it was successful: he was able to cure a disease called dropsy . Congestive heart failure: fluid accumulation in lungs, abdomen and extremities. The inability of the blood to pump strongly. Interstitial fluid leaks out of blood and makes your body swollen.
