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What plants are used in medicine and What is the name of the medicine?
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∙ 12y ago
There are thousands.
How about I give you a couple of easy ones to start?
Foxglove, a common garden plant. - Digitalis, used for centuries to treat heart conditions.
Purple cone-flower, another common garden plant - Echinacea, used to boost the immune system.
Belladonna, a rather unimpressive plant in the garden - atropine, used by doctors in examining the eye.
Poppy, a common garden flower - opium, used in the treatment and management of pain.
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