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12. Healing molecules or poisonous plants?

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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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The notorious history of healing molecules. Many molecules from plants can be used as medicines but are also toxic if the dose is too large.

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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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Diane Lim
Keywords
poisonous plants
medicinal plants
nightshade
tropane alkaloids
acetylcholine
scopolamine
atropine
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:02:22

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