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Nature's Apothecary: Roots, Shoots and Remedies
Medicinal Plants Pharmacology Dalhousie
*This podcast is not intended to serve as professional medical advice; it is a course project aimed at learning about, and describing how plants have effects on us.*
Each episode is crafted to explore various pharmacological aspects of natural medicines and is entirely designed, recorded, and edited by students from the Pharmacology course on Medicinal Plants and Fungi at Dalhousie University.
As enthusiastic learners, we are thrilled to share our discoveries and insights with you. However, there may be occasional mistakes in our interpretation of the data used to prepare each episode.
- 20 episodes
- Updated April 5
Episodes20
April 5 · 20 min
April 5 · 27 minSpore me the details
April 5 · 21 minFrom Willow Tree to Aspirin: Nature’s Original Painkiller
April 5 · 21 minSt. John's Wort
April 5 · 20 minPsilocybe cubensis
April 5 · 20 minThe Pharmacology of Peyote, from Cactus to Clinic
April 5 · 23 minLight one up and sit back: All about THC
April 5 · 20 minWhat in the Shrubbery: Lobelia inflata
April 5 · 20 minFoxglove: Nature’s Cardiac Drug
April 5 · 20 minBotanicals with Bingo: Ginkgo biloba
April 5 · 21 minRicinus Revealed Science behind the Castor Bean
April 5 · 20 minFungus & Among Us: Penicillium rubens
April 5 · 20 minBelladonna: Beauty, Murder, and Healing
April 5 · 21 minLonicera japonica
April 5 · 21 minCacao Curiosity: Is Chocolate Healthy?
April 5 · 22 minLicorice
April 5 · 29 minPharm Girls Unfiltered
April 5 · 18 minMind over Mycelium
April 5 · 19 minFantastic Fungal Frontier
April 5 · 24 minThe Opium poppy