What medicines can you find in the tropical rainforest?

Answer 1

Many, too many to list here. Please see links. Here are a few:

MEDICINAL DRUGS DERIVED FROM RAINFOREST PLANTS

Quinine

cinchona tree (S. America)

treat malaria

Neostigmine

Calabar bean (Africa?)

used to treat glaucoma and provides a blueprint for synthetic insecticides

Novacaine, cocaine

coca plant (South America)

local anesthetic; cocaine served as a blue print for less toxic, less addictive anesthetics

Turbocuarine

curare liana (America)

Originally used by natives to poison arrow tips. Muscle relaxant for surgery; to treat muscle disorders like Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis. Cannot be synthesized in the lab.

vincristine, vinblastine

rosy periwinkle (Madagascar)

pediatric leukemia, Hogkin's disease

Cortisone

wild yams (Central America)

active ingredient in Birth Control pills

Answer 2

article from wikipedia :

Tropical rain forests are called "the world's largest pharmacy" because of the large amount of natural medicines discovered in rainforests that are derived from rainforest plants. For example, rain forests contain the "basic ingredients of hormonal contraception methods, cocaine, stimulants, and tranquilizing drugs" (Banks 36). Curare (a paralyzing drug) and quinine (a malaria cure) are also found there.

Answer 3

Some medicines that can be found in the tropical rainforest include quinine (used to treat malaria), aspirin (derived from willow tree bark), and curare (used as a muscle relaxant). Additionally, plants such as the rosy periwinkle have been used to develop drugs to treat cancer.

Answer 4

Anti Venom which come from snakes,poisinus frogs which come from frogs (oubisually)

Answer 5

Yes, many modern medicins have come from Tropycal Rainforests all over the world. For example the vincristine or vinblastine comes from Madagascar.

Answer 6

Recently scientists have been going into the rain forest searching for plants that can cure diseases.

Answer 7

bamboo wood/sticks and the dark brown soil of the ground

Answer 8

The medicines that come from a rainforest are:panadol

Answer 9

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