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Medicine Chest: This Tree Might Contain a Cure for AIDS

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Abstract:: This BioBulletin Web site takes a close look at the medicinal power of plants. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. Age-Old Remedies discusses how nearly 80 percent of the world's population relies on medicines made from natural ingredients. The Power of Traditional Medicine takes an historical look at medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Bio-Prospectors Needed reports on the symposium "The Value of Plants, Animals, and Microbes to Human Health" that was held at the American Museum of Natural History. Tracking Down a Power Plant tells the story of a tree in the Sarawak rain forest that contains a possible cure for AIDS.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
Collection:: American Museum of Natural History

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Tips for Identifying Poison Ivy

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Abstract:: This online article, from Biodiversity Counts, is a tip sheet to help students learn how to spot and avoid poison ivy. Specifically, it covers: an overview of the different varieties of the plant that grow in the Americas and Asia; an illustration of the compound leaf with three leaflets (trifoliate); details about poison ivy's leaf type, leaf arrangement, growth form, flowers, fruits, and relatives; how contact with the plant causes a hypersensitivity reaction in most people; a trick you can try in the field if you think someone has touched poison ivy; and information about what to do if you've been exposed to the plant and you develop a reaction.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Plants and Forests
Collection:: American Museum of Natural History

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