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  2. Curculigo capitulata - Wikipedia

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    Curculigo capitulata is a stout herb that belongs to the genus Curculigo.It is known by the common names palm grass, whale back, and weevil lily, [2] and by various synonyms, including Molineria capitulata. [1]

  3. Tea tree oil - Wikipedia

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    Origin of this essential oil, the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia Tea tree plantation, Coraki, New South Wales. Tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh, camphoraceous odour and a colour that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colourless and clear.

  4. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of herbs and herbal treatments with known or suspected adverse effects, either alone or in interaction with other herbs or drugs.Non-inclusion of an herb in this list does not imply that it is free of adverse effects.

  5. List of Acacia species known to contain psychoactive alkaloids

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    Published reports of DMT in the leaf [7] derive from a misreading of a paper that found no DMT in leaves of this species. [8] Besides this, there are independent claims of DMT in leaves and bark based on human bioassay, [2] and traces of 5-MeO-DMT, DMT and NMT were tentatively identified by TLC in twigs. [9]

  6. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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    As a result, phytochemicals have frequently proven unsuitable as the lead substances in drug discovery. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] In the United States over the period 1999 to 2012, despite several hundred applications for new drug status , only two botanical drug candidates had sufficient evidence of medicinal value to be approved by the Food and Drug ...

  7. Phytochemistry - Wikipedia

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    Phytochemistry is the study of phytochemicals, which are chemicals derived from plants. Phytochemists strive to describe the structures of the large number of secondary metabolites found in plants, the functions of these compounds in human and plant biology, and the biosynthesis of these compounds.

  8. Alkaloid - Wikipedia

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    Many synthetic and semisynthetic drugs are structural modifications of the alkaloids, which were designed to enhance or change the primary effect of the drug and reduce unwanted side-effects. [208] For example, naloxone , an opioid receptor antagonist , is a derivative of thebaine that is present in opium .

  9. Biological activity - Wikipedia

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    In pharmacology, biological activity or pharmacological activity describes the beneficial or adverse effects of a drug on living matter. [1] [2] When a drug is a complex chemical mixture, this activity is exerted by the substance's active ingredient or pharmacophore but can be modified by the other constituents.