Medicinal plants
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medicinal-plants-171-13721577
title:
Medicinal plants
text:
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. The earliest historical records of herbs are found from the Sumerian civilization, where hundreds of medicinal plants including opium are listed on clay tablets, c. 3000 BC. The Ebers Papyrus from anc
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encyclopedia
description:
Plants or derivatives used to treat medical conditions in humans or animals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicinal_plants
date created:
2004-07-14T14:10:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T13:20:05Z
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