| Plants and Society, 4/e Dr. Estelle Levetin,
University of Tulsa Karen McMahon,
University of Tulsa
Medicinal Plants
Chapter 19 Outline
Chapter OutlineHISTORY OF PLANTS IN MEDICINE 331
Early Greeks and Romans 331
Age of Herbals 331
Modern Prescription Drugs 333
Herbal Medicine Today 333
ACLOSER LOOK 19.1—NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE 334
ACTIVE PRINCIPLES IN PLANTS 336
Alkaloids 336
Glycosides 336
MEDICINAL PLANTS 336
Foxglove and the Control of Heart Disease 337
Aspirin: From Willow Bark to Bayer 338
Malaria and the Fever Bark Tree 340
Snakeroot, Schizophrenia,and Hypertension 342
The Burn Plant 342
Ephedrine 343
Cancer Therapy 344
Herbal Remedies: Promise and Problems 345
CHAPTER SUMMARY 348
REVIEW QUESTIONS 348
FURTHER READING 349
LEARNING ONLINE 349
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