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Before there were modern medicines people used to use substances in plants to treat illnesses, this is called herbal medicine.
Indeed it is only some 70 years ago when chemists shops used to make up doctor's prescriptions from herbs. Medicines were once mainly nasty tasting, suspicious looking liquids!
Many plants - willow, foxgloves, belladonna, dandelions, yew etc (indeed much of the plant kingdom) contain very powerful chemicals that have an effect on the human body - (aspirin comes from the willow, digitalis comes from foxgloves, digitalis comes from belladonna, a diuretic comes form dandelions and a cancer treatment us made from yew).
Our modern medicines are just these chemicals (or derivatives of them) made artificially and the pharmaceutical industry is still searching and testing plants from all over the world for new drugs.
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What important role do plants play?
Well they provide us with oxygen and they help the soil reproduce. They make their own food and provide us with medicines and stuff like that.
What roles do plants play?
Well they provide us with oxygen and they help the soil reproduce. They make their own food and provide us with medicines and stuff like that.
What medicines did the Inca Indians make?
the Incas made medicines that are used to help ill people
What is the importance of plants to people?
plants is very important to people..because some other plants is use to make a medicines or herbals..
What is the importance plants to people?
plants is very important to people..because some other plants is use to make a medicines or herbals..
Are plants in medicines?
yes
What medicines do yanomami use?
plants
Why the forest is an important source of medicine and drug?
Because they make antibiotic and herbal medicines.
What did Indians use plants for?
They would use bark and strong woods for bows and arrows, theywould use plants to heal and make medicines. Also, plants were used as food of course.
How does plants help people?
They take in Co2 and put out oxygen. They are also used for medicines, cloths, paper, and numerous other things.
Who studied to find medicines from plants?
sushruta
What help plants make food?
chlorophyll help plants to make as it has the presence of sunlight that enable the chlorophyll to take place
