PLS 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cannabinoid, Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid, Herbal Tea

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Flowers in agriculture: two types of plant/crops grown in agriculture for food/medicine use, produced for leaves, stems, tubers, produced for reproductive parts of the plant. Flowers are used in food and medicine: broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke, saffron (spice). Plant is crocus: medicine, t joh(cid:374)"s wort (cid:894)hyperi(cid:272)u(cid:373) perfoliatu(cid:373)(cid:895) used to treat depression and nerve pain, rose petals are anti-depressive, chamomile herbal tea. Traditional chinese medicine university: shanghai, china, focus on medical uses of plants, not an art-form; rather it is science, have a museum, o(cid:373)e (cid:862)(cid:448)ery stra(cid:374)ge(cid:863) her(cid:271)s. Research into active compound today: for each traditional medicine there is a long history of testing and documentation. Are the flowers having an effect on us: yes, but is it our own perception, manipulating us, when we were picking the flowers. Medicines: compounds that have some effect on us in ways other than food. Examples seen at museum: chrysanthemum, rose, magnolia, dendrobium orchid (shihu) stem used.

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