Two deadly flowers could inspire powerful new medicines
Researchers have identified methods to reproduce complex chemical compounds from poisonous plants like wolfsbane and larkspur in a laboratory setting. This breakthrough could lead to more sustainable production of medicines for pain, cancer, and malaria.
Two plants capable of causing nerve damage and paralysis at extremely low doses may also contain compounds with valuable uses against pain, malaria, cancer, and agricultural pests. Researchers have now identified a way to reproduce part of this potent chemistry in a laboratory setting, creating a possible path toward more sustainable treatments based on natural products.
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