4 Medicinal Plants that Are Incredibly Good for You

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Published 2016-03-23

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@tyrael2012 8 years ago

"Plants have probably made you feel a whole lot better." I can confirm this statement.
@nikiichan 5 years ago

As someone that had malaria and survived I am extremely thankful for plants and modern day science.
@fergieluver23 3 years ago

I'm a pharm tech and serve nursing homes and long term facilities. I'm actually watching this on break lol. I see most of these chemicals daily in so many of the meds I deal with. This was very interesting!
@porgingtonporgi 1 year ago

i now grow periwinkles in my garden as an ode to vincristine saving my life. it’s amazing how plants have so many things in them. and it’s also a smaller amount compared to other chemos i’ve had, yet it is so potent and works so well. i’m very glad it’s getting recognition
@HeSheXie 8 years ago

No love for ipecac, willow, or aloe? Or chamomile, tea tree, tansy, garlic... Actually, I can see why they kept it at four. I can name a dozen more plants off the top of my head that are great for you. Thanks, plants!
@captainredbeard261 7 years ago

I mean plants have definitely saved my life from starvation, but I'm listening.
@reneaking4017 2 years ago

Rosy periwinkle is my all time favorite flowering plant. I love the simple single petals of the flower. I love how it flowers all year round non stop. And the many colors! It's so easy to care and propagate.
@procopio_sagalpot1242 3 years ago

WE locally have this wild plant called "Tawa-tawa"[Euphorbia hirta] that we use to treat people with who have Dengue. we just boil the fresh tawa tawa (Like tea) then make the patient drink it. It Helps a lot to make the patients platelet goes back to normal. Its a Traditional medicine use by locals. Doctors won't even allow patient to bring it to hospital. I'm glad that there are research going on to study this plant.
@banderi002 8 years ago

The plant doesn't understand what you said, but feels flattered anyway.
@photosinensis 8 years ago

No love for the willow tree? Its leaves and bark have been used for medicinal purposes since the earliest of times, mostly because aspirin is actually some pretty awesome stuff.
@Poetryandthings 2 years ago

I use Wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa). I just started using it in the past 2 months for pain I was sceptical at first but it works for me. I was taking naproxen but it was giving me acid reflux tearing up my stomach. Glad I tried it works for my pain and my stomach is happier.
@MikeDragon 1 year ago

I live in Brazil and the flower on 6:54 looks extremely identical to the ones that randomly grows naturally everywhere that has dirt and even through concrete. Just last month I cut off a bunch of them when I was cleaning out the sidewalk in front of my house along with several other weeds that were taking over.
@TrilliumWildEdibles 8 years ago

Very informative video! There are so many plants in the United States alone that we walk right by that have not had enough conclusive studies done on them to prove traditional uses. On the other hand there are plants like boneset, echinacea, dandelion, plantain, lobelia, maitake, and more that have amazing medicinal benefits. So you never know the plant in your yard or gardening pestering you could be a medicinal, or even edible plant!
@Jmv2.0 8 years ago

My grandmother has a bunch of the Rosy Periwinkle in her garden in DR and as a kid I thought it was some useless flower but I didn't know it was so important to cancer research. Makes you think about how much plants help us
@sksk-bd7yv 6 months ago

It's very interesting to see seven years later how much serious research on cannabis has moved forward.
@calliarcale 2 years ago

Another interesting one to mention is Taxus brevifola, the Pacific yew. It is currently rated at "near threatened", because it has a relatively limited range (parts of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia). But a substance extracted from samples of Pacific yew yielded the drug paclitaxel, which is used to treat certain forms of breast, ovarian, and lung cancer. Work with the chemical revealed a way to synthesize it from similar compounds found in other, more common yew species.
@vimalnmohan 7 years ago

periwinkle is a common plant in India. we call it "nithya kalyani"' meaning flower that blossoms everyday. we have rose and white varieties.
@jessiepanganiban9065 7 years ago

the rosy periwinkle can be also found in the philippines and the plants is also an attractive and fun plant because you can pick the flower out and sipn it like a propelor
@AlvinLee007 6 years ago

4 plants? That felt like 40. But, that was Hank. I could listen to 400.
@pnwRC. 4 years ago

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