Commiphora mukul Guggulsterone Sap from the guggul tree, a species native to India, plays a role in cholesterol metabolism (blocks FXR receptor)

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Sources of Modern Day Therapies Plants
Papaver somniferum Opium Papaverine
(vasodilator) ? Verapamil
Salix alba White Willow Salicin, natural
salicylate inhibits prostaglandins (aspirin)
Cordyceps sinensisNucleosides reported in
Cordyceps include adenosine, uracil, uridine,
guanine, guanosine
Commiphora mukul Guggulsterone Sap from the
guggul tree, a species native to India, plays a
role in cholesterol metabolism (blocks FXR
receptor)
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Sources of Modern Day TherapiesAnimals
Bothrops jararacaVenom inhibits angiotensin
converting enzymes basis for captopril
Heloderma suspectum (Gila monster) Saliva lowers
blood glucose basis for incretin mimetics
Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose tarantula)
Venom acts on vasodilation uses in blood
pressure, cardiac arrhythmia, and heart failure