Medicinal Plants

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Active Ingredient: Atropine
Where it is from:
Medicinal use:allows the aveoli to expand and makes the pupils dialate
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Common name:Ephedra--AkA Mormon Tea or Brigham Tea
Active Ingredient: Ephidrine
Where it is from: China
Medicinal use: Bronchodilater
Parts used: The arial parts

Common name: Ginseng
Scientific name: Panax
Active Ingredient:Ginsinolides
Where it is from: China
Medicinal use: It is an adaptogen
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Common name: Gingko
Scientific name:Gingko biloba
Active Ingredient: Ginkosides and Ginkotoxin(in seeds)
Where it is from: China
Medicinal use: Helps with Alzheimers, thinking, and tinnits
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Francesco Redi
Father of scientific method
disproved biogenisis

Paracelsus
Developed the doctrine of signatures
Called the father of Chemistry
Emphasized correct doses fo medicinal treatment

Hippocrates
]Father of Medicine
Believed that disease arose naturally, not by superstition

Galen
Father of anatomy and physiology.
Bersalins disagreed with his research

John Gerard
English horticulturist who wrote the Herbal of John Gerard
Required reading for centuries

Ginseng

Deer Horn Medicine
Used in teas or soups
Where it is from: China
Medicinal use: Treats arthritis b/c of it's anti-inflammatory properties
Produced the most in New Zealand

Common name:Cinnamon
Scientific name: Cinnamonum verum
Active Ingredient: Cinnamaldehyde
Where it is from: India
Medicinal use:High in antioxidants. Used in aromatherapy. Antimicrobial and anti inflammatory
Has very high ORAX values
Parts used: the bark

Common name: Sandalwood
Scientific name: Santalum album
Where it is from:India
Medicinal use:Used in aromatherapy. A mood inhancer
Parts used: The bark

Common name: Indian Snakeroot
Scientific name: Rauvolfia Serpentina
Active Ingredient: Reserpine
Where it is from: India
Medicinal use: used for hypertension (high blood pressure)
Parts used: THE ROOT

Common name: Aloe
Scientific name: Aloe vera
Active Ingredient:
Where it is from: Africa
Medicinal use: used s a laxitive, used on minor scrapes and sunburns