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Chapter Concepts1. The connection between botany and medicine is an old established one; even today, 25% of prescription drugs are of plant origin.
2. Alkaloids and glycosides have been identified as the therapeutically important components of most medicinal plants.
3. Investigating folk remedies has led to important medical discoveries that have saved millions of lives.
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