Who has the juice?

[cindyh113]

I am ready for that juice now!!

[Rockerforlife]

Many pharmaceutical drugs used in western medicine are made from plants or the properties of plants have inspired their development (Sheldon et al., 1997). Among the early isolates were morphine from Papaver somniferum (1803), strychnine from Strychnos nux-vomica (1818), quinine from Cinchona (1821) and codeine from Papaver somniferum (1837).


http://www.plantlife.org.uk/international/plantlife-med-plants-what-are-med-plants-pharm.htm

[Rockerforlife]

In the USA, 25% of all prescriptions dispensed from community pharmacies between 1959 and 1980 contained plant extracts or active principles prepared from higher plants (Farnsworth et al., 1985).

[portann]

In keeping with the spirit of this thread and to show that exploratory investigation of HCV treatment options may pack a few surprises to the establishment, here is a berry for thought from Science News, dated yesterday and taken from the Journal of Biological Chemistry:

"MIYAZAKI, Japan, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Japanese scientists say they've discovered a chemical found in blueberry leaves can help block the replication of the hepatitis C virus.

The researchers, led by Hiroaki Kataoka and colleagues at the University of Miyazaki, said the discovery opens a new avenue for treating chronic hepatitis C infections. Currently, there is no vaccine for HCV, and although a combination drug regimen can clear HCV infection, the scientists said that treatment is only about 60 percent effective and poses risks of severe side effects."

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/08/10/Blueberry-leaves-may-kill-hepatitis-C/UPI-40191249938475/

[jdwithhcv]

Maybe a blueberry pie cure is out there on the horizion!

[Rockerforlife]

Asprin is made from the bark of the willow tree.

[HCA]

The most exciting breakthrough since grapefruit juice,which was the most exciting breakthrough since licorice root.
I'm selling my Vertex stock right now and will start stockpiling blueberry leaves