Modern drugs & their plant source |
DRUG PLANT SOURCE USE
1. Atropine Belladonna Anticholinergic: reduces intestinal pain in diarrhoe
2. Bromelain Pineapple Controls tissue inflammation due to infection.
3. Caffeine Tea, Coffee Stimulant of the central nervous system
4. Camphor Camphor tree Rebefacient: increases local blood supply.
5. Cocaine Cocoa Analgesic and local anesthetic: reduces pain
6. Codeine Opium poppy Analgesic: reduces pain.
7. Morphine Opium poppy Analgesic: controls pain.
8. Colchicine Autumn crocus Anticancer agent.
9. Digitoxin Common foxglove Cardiac stimulant used in heart diseases.
10. Diosgenin Wild yams Source of female contraceptive: prevents pregnancy
11. Monocrotaline Cotolaria sessiliflora Anticancer agent.
12. Papain Papaya Dissolves excess protein and mucus, during digestion.
13. Penicillin Penicillium fungi General antibiotic, skills bacteria and controls infection by various micro-organisms.
14. Quinine Yellow cinochona Antimalarial.
15. Reserpine Indian snakeroot Reduces high blood pressure.
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