Absolutely awesome course on medicinal plant chemistry!
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This is a close relative of gotu kola, Centella cordifolia syn. Hydrocotyle cordifolia. Native to South Australia. Does it have the same medicinal properties as C. asiatica? #materiamedica #herbalmedicine #medicalbotany
Yellow root (Xanthorhiza simplicissima syn. Zanthorhiza apiifolia). Illustration from: Bulletin of the Lloyd Library of Botany, Pharmacy and Materia Medica, 1931. Drugs and Medicines of North America by J. U. & C. G. Lloyd.
Yellow root (Xanthorhiza simplicissima syn. Zanthorhiza apiifolia).
Official drug in the United States Pharmacopoeia until 1880.
Contains berberine, an antimicrobial alkaloid.
Official in the National Dispensatory, 1884
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In the Winter 2025 issue of HerbalGram.
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A medical botany course online. Excellent!
Instructor: Nishanth Gurav, PhD student
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Learning herbal medicine is a life-long education filled with all kinds of amazing insights. Learn more #phytochemistry #herbs #medicalbotany #naturalproducts
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An old photograph of purple cone flower (Brauneria angustifolia, Echinacea angustifolia). Photo by Prof. E. L. Newcomb, University of Minnesota.
Echinacea angustifolia was once named Brauneria angustifolia. It was all the rage during the Ecletic Medicine era in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
#medicalbotany #materiamedica #history #medicine
Oh be still my heart! #thymelover It's one of the most useful herbs. Easy to grow, but find the species highest in volatile oils. #medicalbotany #herbalmedicine
Botany Quiz
What fruits do we use in herbal medicine?
I’ll start.
fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare) (a schizocarp)
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1906 cover of Squibb's Materia Medica
Botany Quiz
What plant latex and dried juices have been used in pharmacy? Post common and Latin names. Extra credit for the plant family.
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Oregon grape root (Mahonia aquifolium) = Mahoniae Aquifolii Cortex Radix
where Cortex is the bark, and Radix is the root. Thus, the root bark of Mahonia aquifolium.
Re-writing a handout. #pharmaceuticalLatin #medicalbotany #herbalmedicine #botany
A figure from a journal paper showing a photo of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and a list of some of the chemical compounds in it.
Rumex crispus L.: A comprehensive review on botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and safety.
Um...I don't think it's toxic. Maybe if you drank a gallon of the tea. #medicalbotany #herbalmedicine #plantconstituents
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Screenshot of Kaczmarczyk S, Dziewiecka H, Pasek M, Ostapiuk–Karolczuk J, Kasperska A, and Skarpańska-Stejnborn A (2025). Effects of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) supplementation on oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbiota: a systematic review of human and animal studies. British Journal of Nutrition, page 1 of 24. doi: 10.1017/ S0007114524002976
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Effects of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) supplementation on oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbiota: a systematic review of human and animal studies. British Journal of Nutrition, page 1 of 24. doi: 10.1017/
S0007114524002976
Making drugs out of single chemical compounds. Many pros and cons.
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Phylogeny and bioprospecting The diversity of medicinal plants used in cancer.
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Medicinal Plant Names Services
A global nomenclatural indexing and reference service for medicinal plants aimed at those involved in global health, regulation and research.
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A phylogenetic graphic of some Salvia species and the connection to Prunella vulgaris.
This is how phylogeny can help us determine evolutionary relatedness of medicinal plants.
A phylogenetic graphic of some Salvia species and the connection to Prunella vulgaris. #phylogeny #medicalbotany #herbs #danshen
Medicinal plants that can survive climate warming.
What should we grow?
What do you want to know?
Planning for 2025 webinars.
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Suggestions for gummie recipes? Since I grow ashwagandha (Withania somniferum), and I'm really over tinctures, maybe gummies? #herbs #herbalmedicine #materiamedica #medicalbotany