Lec# 20 Plants and Medicine: I. Medicinal Plants II. Poisonous Plants III. Psychoactive Plants
Lec# 20 Plants and Medicine: I. Medicinal Plants II. Poisonous Plants III. Psychoactive Plants
Lec# 20 Plants and Medicine: I. Medicinal Plants II. Poisonous Plants III. Psychoactive Plants
I. Medicinal Plants
II. Poisonous Plants
III. Psychoactive Plants
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I. Medicinal Plants
Africa
Latin America
World
Complex of
phytomedicinals from
the leaves
Improves blood flow
Improves memory in
older people
Effective free-radical
scavenger
Side effects are
restlessness, diarrhea,
nausea and vomiting
Traditional Chinese
medicine for 5000 years
Increases stress
tolerance
Speeds up metabolism
Anti-carcinogenic
No known side-effects
Mixture of terpenoids,
coumarins, and
flavonoids from dried
flower heads
Soothes stomach-aches
Anti-inflammatory,
anti-spasmodic and
anti-bacterial actions
Mild sedative
Feverfew (Tanacetum
parthenium)
Sesquiterpenoid
lactones from leaves
Used for 2000 years
Effective head-ache
treatment, especially
migraines
Organo-sulfur
compounds from
leaves
Anti-carcinogenic and
anti-microbial
Anti-atherosclerosis
and anti-hypertensive
Toxic in high amounts
from fruits
Increases frequency of
urination
Treatment for prostate
cancer
Protects against edema
(water retention) and
inflammation
Polyphenols from
leaves
anti-cancer inhibiting
tumor initiation and
cell proliferation
anti-oxidant
White Wine
Red Wine
Total Phenolics
200-300
1500-3000
Hydroxycinnamates 50-200
25-150
Anthocyanins
600-1000
Catechins
10-50
60-150
Flavonols
Negligible
25-250
Phenolic compounds
from the root or
rhizome
anti-oxidant
anti-tumor
anti-inflammatory
Vegetables
Vitamin A, C and E
anti-oxidant
anti-cancer