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Chapter 19 Outline
HISTORY OF PLANTS IN MEDICINE
Early Greeks and Romans
Age of Herbals
Modern Prescription Drugs
Herbal Medicine Today
A CLOSER LOOK 19.1: NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE
ACTIVE PRINCIPLES IN PLANTS
Alkaloids
Glycosides
MEDICINAL PLANTS
Foxglove and the Control of Heart Disease
Aspirin: From Willow Bark to Bayer
Malaria and the Fever Bark Tree
Snakeroot, Schizophrenia, and Hypertension
The Burn Plant
Ephedrine
Cancer Therapy
Herbal Remedies: Promise and Problems |
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