Question

Could someone help with the following discussion questions:

1. What are three commercially available drugs that are based on natural compounds from plants. That could also be a medication that is chemically derived from a natural compound or compounds that were originally discovered in plants? (name, plant source, and physiological mode of action.)

2. Conduct a small informal survey among your coworkers, friends or family and find how many pharmaceuticals they know about that are based on plant compounds and their perception on plant based medications and their effectiveness.

3. Why do you think plants produce those medicinally active compounds, and what is the benefit to the plant?

Answer 1

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1.Image 1 discuss three drugs derived from natural compounds and their name, action and plant source.

2.Image 2nd describe pharmaceuticals that based on plant compounds and their effectiveness

3.Image 3rd explains why plants produce medicinally active compounds and their benefits.

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* Commercial available duge Based on Natural compounds from plants are explained Below :- 17 Cocaine (Doung) Derived From Erytheoxylum coca coca Wovek as Local Anesthetic Agent 27 Atropine (drug) Derived from Atropa Belladonna (plant) 37 Work as Anticholinergie agent. Mouphine (Diuug) Derived from Papaver Somniferum (poppy plant) Spare Morphine wouk as analgeste agent. 44 Quinine (Drug) - Derived from Cinchona Ledgeriana (Quinine Tuce) * Aet as Anti-malarial $ Anti- pyretic agent.

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After a swevey among friends, the pharmaceuticals they know that are based on plant compounds Que as follows :- Aspirin is Quinine » Penicillin • Digoxin in vincristine • Morphine -> Codeine. * Their Perception on Plant Based medication :- They Yound that the medicines Based on the plants And the plant sources Has Better effects. * Effectiveness of Plant Based Medicines - → These are moue affoudable than conventional medicine. - Easier to obtain than prescription medicine. - These Have Natural Healing power. - Stablises Houmones and metabolism. - Strengthen Immune system. - Cost effective & Has few side effects

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* Plants Peeoduce and to be compounds - Plants produce chemicals that are biologically active Many plants puoduce special substances in their roots leaves, floweus ou seeds. Tasting That Help them to swerive. [Por ego some plants make nasty "substances To Defend themselves against plant - earling animals] Many of originated powerful Drugs used in modern medicines In Plants Plants produces medicinally active compounds to prevent themselves and for their Healthy growth $ Helps in Now-a-days modern medicines.