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medicinal plant
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plants or derivatives used to treat medical conditions in humans or animals
A medicinal plant is a plant (or something made from it) that people use to treat health problems in themselves or their animals. These plants matter because they offer a way to address medical conditions, and many modern medicines are actually based on compounds originally found in plants.
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- useful plant
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- potion
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- Has use
- herbalism
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- Medicinal plants
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- Category:Medicinal plants
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Encyclopedic overview
The bark of willow trees contains salicylic acid, the active metabolite of aspirin, and has been used for millennia to relieve pain and reduce fever.
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects, fungi, diseases, against parasites and herbivorous mammals.
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