#32. Plant Hunting Adventures of Dr. Dan
Health Unveiled with Dr. Dan
English - July 04, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Science Nature health nutrition diet exercise supplementation alternative health wellness nutritional supplements cbd microbiome Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Plants and the need to study them Plants have been used since the dawn of time for food, shelter, transportation and medicine—not to mention they produce the very oxygen we breathe! Why study plants 50% of all anticancer drugs and 30% of all pharmaceutical drugs are from plants600,00 species of plants on the earth. Less than 5% of plants have been studied for their bioactive compoundsWe need to continue to discover new plants that can help with the health Metabolic Syndrome crisis sweeping the globe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) is also a serious health concern on the earth today. Episode References:See here for a review of pharmaceutical drugs from plants: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01055