EPISODE · May 30, 2018 · 11 MIN
No Plants No Medicine
from Branch Out · host Botanic Gardens of Sydney
Explore the deadly and life-saving chemicals found in plants. From tea tree oil to morphine, we use nearly 15,000 different plant species for medicinal purposes. Order our book: What the Flora? Blending science, true crime and history, What the Flora? offers a fresh perspective on the ingenuity and wonders of the plant kingdom. You’ll encounter trees that survived atomic blasts and deadly species that have shaped medicine and myth, discover the mind-bending secrets of plant intelligence and learn how pollen can be used to crack a murder case. The print copy is available to order from book retailers across Australia. Find out more here. If you live overseas, you can enjoy What the Flora? on Audible and other audiobook platforms.
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