Rainforest Plants - The World's Medicine Cabinet
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A quarter of the ingredients in medications comes from rainforest plants. Lapacho is a remedy from rainforests used to cure certain cancers.
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Tropical Rainforests Are Nature's Medicine Cabinet
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Canopy Soil Is an Exciting Frontier in Forest Science - Atlas Obscura
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4 Known Medicines With Roots In The Rainforest
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Dendrocnide moroides - Wikipedia
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Rash Relief: Forest-Friendly Remedies for Itchy Situations
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Tropical Rainforests Are Nature's Medicine Cabinet
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The Pharmacy of the Rainforest
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Rainforest Medicine - Healing Medicines From The
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Nature's pharmacy: The remarkable plants of the rainforest
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Rainforest Biosphere Classroom Biome Kit