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Treatment for Malaria
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quinine, made from the bark of the Cinchona tree
(also called "Jesuit's powder") |
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The first anesthetic
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cocaine (1884) (active ingredient in coca leaves)
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Pain relieving ingredient in white willow tree bark
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salicylic acid (nature's aspirin)
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acetylsalicylic acid
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aspirin
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pharmacology
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the study of drugs-their properties, uses, applications, and effects
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pharmacognosy
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the study of physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs & search for new drugs from natural sources
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materia medica
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generally pharmacolgy, but also refers to the drugs in use
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pharmacopeia
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an authoritative listing of drugs and issues related to their use
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pharmaceutical
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of or about drugs; also, a drug product
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panacea
(panakeia-Greek) |
a cure-all
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antitoxin
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a substance that acts against a toxin in the body; also a vaccine containing antitoxins, used to fight disease
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antibiotic
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a substance which harms or kills microorganisms like fungi and bacteria
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hormone
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chemicals produced by the body that regulate body function and processes
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human genome
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the complete set of gentic material contained in a human cell
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