23ME13 - Tropane Alkaloids: From the History of Pharmacy to the Modern Practice of Botanical Medicine prescribing ginger) and anti-viral herbs (licorice

ginger) and anti-viral herbs (licorice

This lecture begins with a description of botanical therapies for coughs

Lepidium meyenii

Speaker: Deborah Brammer

Medicine Hunting in Morocco 119 Kenneth Proefrock

23ME13 - Tropane Alkaloids: From the History of Pharmacy to the Modern Practice of Botanical Medicine prescribing ginger) and anti-viral herbs (licoriceSpeaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD A recent foray into the desert to wildcraft Datura led Kenneth Proefrock to ponder the interesting similarities and differences in Hyoscyamine, Datura, Atropa, and Mandragora. There is a whole array of tropane alkaloid containing plants that also include Garrya, Lycium, Erythoxylum, Duboisia, and Lobelia. We talk a bit about the folklore associated with these plants, their chemistry and actions, and their continued