Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants have been identified and used throughout human history. Plants make many chemical compounds that are for biological functions, including defence against insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals. At least 12,000 such compounds have been isolated so far; a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total. Chemical compounds in plants mediate their effect on the human body through processes identical to those already well understood for the chemical compounds in conventional drugs; thus herbal medicines do not differ greatly from conventional drugs in terms of how they work. This enables herbal medicines to have beneficial pharmacology, but also gives them the same potential as conventional pharmaceutical drugs to cause harmful side effects. Moreover, plant material comes with
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Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants have been identified and used throughout human history. Plants make many chemical compounds that are for biological functions, including defence against insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals. At least 12,000 such compounds have been isolated so far; a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total. Chemical compounds in plants mediate their effect on the human body through processes identical to those already well understood for the chemical compounds in conventional drugs; thus herbal medicines do not differ greatly from conventional drugs in terms of how they work. This enables herbal medicines to have beneficial pharmacology, but also gives them the same potential as conventional pharmaceutical drugs to cause harmful side effects. Moreover, plant material comes with
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As plantas medicinais foram id ...... mado em menos de 10% do total.
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Eine Heilpflanze (auch Drogenp ...... en sind zugleich Giftpflanzen.
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Medicinal plants have been ide ...... 2012 was over US$2.2 billion.
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Rośliny lecznicze – najczęście ...... wymaga konsultacji z lekarzem.
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Una pianta medicinale, secondo ...... armacopea, derivati da piante.
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Una planta medicinal es un rec ...... stado previo de abril de 2009.
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Une plante médicinale est une ...... saires à une guérison humaine.
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Лека́рственные расте́ния (лат ...... идов) используется в медицине.
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药用植物,又称药草、草药,是指具有药用价值的植物。 一般认为 ...... 等各种各样的植物中都有大量的种含有具特殊作用的化学活性成分。
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薬草(やくそう)、 薬用植物(やくようしょくぶつ、英語: m ...... 、漢方薬の有用性を現代医学的に裏付ける結果を示すものが多い。
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As plantas medicinais foram id ...... mado em menos de 10% do total.
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Eine Heilpflanze (auch Drogenp ...... en sind zugleich Giftpflanzen.
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Medicinal plants have been ide ...... ver, plant material comes with
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Rośliny lecznicze – najczęście ...... e, obecnie nie są już używane.
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Una pianta medicinale, secondo ...... armacopea, derivati da piante.
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Una planta medicinal es un rec ...... etales pesados y medicamentos.
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Une plante médicinale est une ...... . eur., 7e éd., 01/2010:1433).
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Лека́рственные расте́ния (лат ...... фей, шиповник и многие другие.
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药用植物,又称药草、草药,是指具有药用价值的植物。 一般认为 ...... 等各种各样的植物中都有大量的种含有具特殊作用的化学活性成分。
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薬草(やくそう)、 薬用植物(やくようしょくぶつ、英語: m ...... 大陸で用いられてきた薬用植物などに分類することも可能である。
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Heilpflanze
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Medicinal plants
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Pianta medicinale
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Planta medicinal
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Planta medicinal
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Plante médicinale
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Rośliny lecznicze
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Лекарственные растения
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药用植物
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薬草
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