Medicine Works in Great Leaps
Medicinal discovery, It moves in mighty leaps, It leapt straight past the common cold And gave it us for keeps.
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Herbal Remedies from Tribes Still Involve Science
Quinine comes from an infusion of the bark of a particular tree from the Amazon rain forest. How did pre-modern people ever discover that a tea made from this tree, of all the plants in the forest, would relieve the symptoms of malaria? They must have tried every tree and every plant - roots, stems, bark, leaves…