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Ephedrine, Chloromycetin®, medicine cabinet, Digitalin, AtropineThe Era of Science


The Beginnings

Find out how the developing sciences of biology and chemistry led to a greater knowledge of medicinal plants and their effects.

Isolation of Active Ingredients
Learn how chemists in the 1800s began to isolate and purify some of the chemical compounds found in medicinal plants.

Synthesis
Discover how chemists began to create new medicines based on chemical compounds found in plants.

Test Your Vocabulary

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