Natural Products Chemistry: Major classes of medically relevant compounds from plants

In this lecture for the Emory course "Botanical Medicine and Health", Dr. Cassandra Quave discusses some of the major classes of medically relevant compounds from plants. After this lecture, students should be able to answer the following questions:

1) What are the major classes of medically relevant natural products derived from plants?
2) What are plant secondary metabolites and why do plants make them?
3) How do indigenous people use sensory clues from plants to understand their chemistry and potential for medicinal use?


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