Written by:
Charles W. Fetrow, Pharm.D. , Juan R. Avila, Pharm.D.
Many drugs in common use today have botanical origins. Here's a selected list.
Aspirin (salicylic acid) — from white willow bark and meadow sweet plant
Atropine, used to treat irregular heartbeat — from belladonna leaves
Colchicine, used for gout — from autumn crocus
Digoxin (Lanoxin), the most widely prescribed heart medication — from foxglove, a poisonous plant
Ephedrine, used to widen or relax the airways — from the ephedra plant
Morphine and codeine, potent narcotics — from the opium poppy Paclitaxel Taxol), used to treat metastatic ovarian cancer — from the yew tree
Quinine, a drug for malaria — from cinchona bark
Vinblastine (Velban) and vincristine (Oncovin), anticancer drugs — from periwinkle
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