Using Plants to Heal by Ava Carroll https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli By Ava Carroll en-us 2019-06-05 15:55:58 UTC 2025-11-18 07:11:43 UTC hello@padlet.com carrolla2 https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365893392 2019-06-05 16:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365893392 carrolla2 https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365921671 The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 80% of the emerging world’s population relies on traditional medicine for therapy.]]> 2019-06-05 17:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365921671 carrolla2 https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365922497 Many of the most important herbal remedies have been cultivated, perfected, and passed down over many generations.]]> 2019-06-05 17:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365922497 Black Salve carrolla2 https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365923322 -Common ingredients include: zinc chloride, chaparral (also known as creosote bush), and often bloodroot. The extract of bloodroot is called sanguinarine, a quaternary alkaloid which attacks and destroys living tissue and is also classified as an escharotic (dead tissue that sloughs off).
-Known for curing cancer and blood poisoning
-Western adaptations are less effective]]> 2019-06-05 17:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365923322 Bloodroot for example: carrolla2 https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365934837 In a specific part of the roots (rhizome), the plant stores nitrogenous compounds that have affects on humans (alkaloids) (well known alkaloids are quinine and morphine).The study linked below looks closley at the benzophenanthridine and protopin alkaloid to study its semi-inconsistent anti-cancer effects, antimicrobial, cardiovascular, neuroreceptor and anti-inflammatory activities.]]> 2019-06-05 18:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/365934837 carrolla2 https://padlet.com/carrolla2/y54w3zykxpli/wish/366097845 Your body treats alkaloids as toxins, they all effect animals a little differently, three of the main effects are:
1.This prevents a bond between sugars. The inhibition would allow cAMP, a secondary messenger to breakdown- the storage of carbohydrates and fats is decreased.

ex. smokers stay thinner as it impacts on their cAMP system... gain weight after quitting...go back to your basic biology book to go over this system.

2. Effects nucleic acid & protein synthesis
  • certain alkaloids bind to nucleic acid which makes DNA susceptible to UV damage.The  effects of  binding of receptors, effects repair. Turns on genes to increase repair.
  • binds with RNA: affects transcription, r-RNA formation, can cause chain terminations in translation (which would affect the production of genes)

3. Affects membrane structure and cytoskeletal structure- cellular weakening or collapse as well as production of leaky membranes (could be how it collapses cancer cells)

4. Can affect nerve transmission / induction

5. It may alter energy dynamics- use of energy from detoxification (NADPH- metabolism)
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