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Originally Posted by Qfwfq
...Where do quinine and aspirin come from? These are only two examples.
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There are probably hundreds of current pharmaceuticals that are sourced from plants or microbes. Morphine (and the semi-synthetics, heroin and codeine), cocaine, digoxin, many antineoplastics (vincristine, vinblastine,asparaginase), and many of the original antibiotics (penicillin)
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... accupuncture seems to not lack effect.
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Accupunture seems to activate the same receptors that are activated by morhine in the paraaqueductal grey matter.
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