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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa

Medicinal Plants

Chapter 19 Outline


Chapter Outline

HISTORY 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