Plants from yesterday - drugs from today

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Es gibt eine Fangphase, „besser leben durch Chemie“, die verwendet wird, um die Wunder der modernen Medizin zu preisen, um der Menschheit zu helfen. Doch viele dieser Medikamente wären ohne unsere Heilpflanzen nicht möglich. Fast vierzig Prozent aller verschriebenen Medikamente werden aus Pflanzen und Pilzen gewonnen oder aus natürlich vorkommenden chemischen Verbindungen hergestellt. Es wurde festgestellt, dass viele natürliche Substanzen, wie verschiedene Pflanzenalkaloide, die Zellfunktion stören und für verschiedene Krebsbehandlungen gut geeignet sind. Einige natürliche Substanzen hemmen das Bakterienwachstum; einige lindern Schmerzen und sind analgetisch. Zu diesen Arzneimitteln gehören Aspirin, Digoxin, Warfarin und die Vinca-Alkaloide, die zur Behandlung von Leukämie …
There is a fishing phase, "better life through chemistry" that is used to praise the miracles of modern medicine to help mankind. But many of these drugs would not be possible without our medicinal plants. Almost forty percent of all prescribed drugs are obtained from plants and fungi or made from naturally occurring chemical compounds. It was found that many natural substances, such as different plant alkaloids that disturb cell function and are well suited for various cancer treatments. Some natural substances inhibit bacterial growth; Some relieve pain and are analgesic. These drugs include aspirin, digoxin, warfarin and the Vinca alkaloids, which for the treatment of leukemia ... (Symbolbild/natur.wiki)

There is a fishing phase, "Live better through chemistry" that is used to praise the miracles of modern medicine to help mankind. But many of these drugs would not be possible without our medicinal plants. Almost forty percent of all prescribed drugs are obtained from plants and fungi or made from naturally occurring chemical compounds. It was found that many natural substances, such as different plant alkaloids that disturb cell function and are well suited for various cancer treatments. Some natural substances inhibit bacterial growth; Some relieve pain and are analgesic.

These drugs include aspirin, digoxin, warfarin and the Vinca alkaloids that are used to treat leukemia in childhood and breast cancer.

Certain populations of a plant species can be stronger than others, and plant parts vary in their concentration of medical connections. The underground plant parts such as roots, rhizomes and onions are often the most effective part of a medicinal plant, where the secondary fabrics produced by the plant metabolism are most concentrated. Organic compounds could be synthesized by chemists in the laboratory. At the beginning of the 19th century, plants were no longer the main source of effective medication. Some plant substances still have to come directly from plants because they have not yet been successfully synthesized, including morphine, cocaine, ergotamine, podophyllin and digitalis. Other plant substances such as atropine and reserpine are too expensive in synthesis, so pharmaceutical companies continue to rely on natural sources.

About eighty percent of people in developing countries still rely on traditional medicinal products based on medicinal plants in their primary health care. In the United States, around twenty -five percent of recipes are filled with medicinal products, the active ingredients of which are extracted or obtained from plants. Many of the drugs sold today are simple synthetic modifications or copies of the naturally obtained substances.

approximately 120 prescription drugs are obtained from plants, and these medication comes from only 95 plant species. Today there are at least 120 different chemical substances that are obtained from plants and are considered important drugs that are currently being used in one or more countries in the world. These chemical substances are listed in the following table.

We tend to think about prescription and cancer treatment medication that they come from new medicinal plants, but there were many medication and chemicals that are common today because we do not consider much more than "miracle cure" that were obtained from medicinal plants. The following is a short list of some over-the-counter (OTC), malaria, cancer and special treatment medication and herbal supplements that benefit humanity and which are extracted or obtained from plants:

frequently (medication; source; effect/application):

  • Aspirin; Weiden bark ( Salix Spezies); analgesic
  • emetine (ipecac syrup); Cephaelis ipecacuanha ; Induce vomiting; Especially when swallowing toxic or harmful substances
  • scopolamine; Hyoscyamus niger ; Movement disease
  • camphor; Cinnamomum Camphora ; Scramble
  • A-Lobeline; Indian tobacco ( Lobelia Inflata ); Smoking tools for smoking
  • sanguinarin; Bloodwort ( sanguinaria canadensis ); Toothplaque inhibitor
  • stevia (Steviosid); stevia rebaudiana ; sweetener
  • thymol; thymus vulgaris ; Antimyotic (topical); Popular in mouthwashes
  • valapotriates; valerian officinalis ; Seastant; Without morning hangover effect
  • Silymarin; Mary thistle ( Silybum Marianum ); Antihepatotoxic; supports liver health
  • Morphin, codeine; Wall poppy ( papaver somniferum ); Analgetic; Antitussive (codein)
  • pseudoephredrin; ephedra sinica ; Sympathomimetics
  • erythoromycin; Tropical mushrooms; antibiotic
  • tubocurarin; chondodentron Tomentosum ; Muscle relaxation
  • pilocarpin; Jaborandi ; glaucoma

malaria medium (medication; source; effect/use):

  • Chinin; cinchona-Ledrian ; Anti-malaria
  • Coartem; Sweet wormwood ( artemisia annua ); Anti-malaria

Cancer treatment (medication; source; effect/application):

  • Vinblastin; Madagascar-Grün ( Katharanthus Roseus ); Hodgkin's disease
  • Vincristin; Madagascar-Grün ( Katharanthus Roseus ); leukemia
  • Taxol/Paclitaxel; Pacific yew ( taxus brevofolia ); Ovarian and breast cancer
  • vepeside, etopophos/etoposides; Maiapfel ( podophyllum peltatum ); Lymphomas; Leukemia; Lung, chest, testicular cancer
  • Hycmatim/Toptecan; Chinese tree of hops/joy ( CAMPTotheca acuminata ); Ovility, breast, lung cancer; Certain types of leukemia

specialized treatment (medication; source; effect/application):

  • ChaulmogroGra oil; Derived from trees in the genres hydrocarpus and taraktogenos ; Antibiotic against bacterium caused by leprosy
  • digitoxin, digitalin, digoxin; Ordinary foxglove ( digitalis purpurea ); CardioTonic, acts as a heart stimulant that improves the tone and rhythm of a sick heartbeat
  • Reserpin; Snake root ( Rauwolfia Spezies); Sedative
  • Kawain; Kava ( piper methysticum ); Sedative
  • atropin; atropa Belladonna ; Anticholinergic, helps with cognitive impairment
  • Gossypol; Gossypium species (cotton seeds); Male contraceptives
  • hydrastine; Yellow root ( hydrastis canadensis ); Bloodstilling, astringent