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Marianna [84]
3 years ago
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What problem did scientists have with getting podophyllotoxin from the Himalayan mayapple for cancer treatment?

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natita [175]3 years ago
6 0
The Himalayan mayapple<span> is not an easy plant to </span>get<span> hold of. Yet we humans keep trying, because the poisonous plant also naturally produces </span>podophyllotoxin<span>, a preliminary compound in etoposide—classed as an essential medicine by the World Health Organization (WHO)</span>
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