4 Medicinal Plants that Are Incredibly Good for You

Did you know that 25% of all prescription drugs in the U.S. come from substances that are found only in plants? In this episode of SciShow, we take a look at four of these talented plants that are helping us to live healthy lives! Hosted by: Hank Green. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Accalia Elementia, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Fatima Iqbal, Linnea Boyev, Tomasz Jonarski, Chris Peters, Philippe von Bergen, Will and Sonja Marple, and Mark Terrio-Cameron. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358962/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14506884 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19123171 http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/essentialmedicines/en/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a9388/how-it-works-atropine-the-nerve-gas-antidote-15859092/ http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704111704575354911834340450 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC527695/ http://trstmh.oxfordjournals.org/content/100/6/505.full.pdf+html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2015/advanced-medicineprize2015.pdf http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-prevalence.html http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pdi.606/abstract http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious http://archive.wilsonquarterly.com/issue/what-nature-worth http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/catharanthus-roseus-madagascar-periwinkle https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240518/ http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-1365 https://www.cbd.int/information/parties.shtml http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39147/0 Image Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Early_writing_tablet_recording_the_allocation_of_beer.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koffein_-_Caffeine.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nicotine.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morphin_-_Morphine.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atropine.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilated_pupil.gk.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemisinin.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemisia_annua_West_Virginia.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tu_Youyou_5012-2015.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quinine.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr_020518-0005_Cinchona_calisaya.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chloroquine.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malaria.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Natural_anti-malarial_(4738072658).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E8%91%9B%E6%B4%AA.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metformin.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galega_officinalis1UME.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malaysia_(orthographic_projection).svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Symphony_Lake,_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens_-_20041025.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catharanthus_roseus24_08_2012_(1).JPG