BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dracunculus Medinensis, Quinine, Food Spoilage

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Improved sanitation (indoor plumbing, cess chamberpot pits)! Secretes a chemical that causes burning sensation ! Causes host to move to water where worm can escape ! Can be prevented by ltering water w/ cheesecloth! Only exists in labs and biological weapons! Consumption in north america: about 1/2 of the world market! 49. 1% of the world market pertains to the u. s. ! Surgical : removal of affected body part (traditionally)! Poisons can be harvested and modi ed toward bene cial effect! Sola dosis facit veneum: only the dose makes the poison"! How were drugs discovered:: observation & experiment (best)! Strong poisons at low dose: philosophy (make it up)! Healing often connected w/ superstition, magic, religion! In bark of south american (peruvian) tree! Peruvian bark more valuable than gold! at one point! Human brain searches for patterns (even when not there)! Once evidence" is available, dif cult to contradict! Many harmful remedies retained because of this (parent"s cold remedies)!