Image: Wikimedia Commons, based on data from: Gable RS. 2006. In: Fish M. ed. Drugs and Society: US Public Policy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 149–162. Many people will tell you that smoking cannabis (aka marijunana, the world’s most famous ‘pot plant’) is bad for you. Another reason to avoid the hallucinogenic plant is provided by [...]

Image: L’Illustration, December 1923/Wikimedia Commons. Aspirin, one of the most famous plant-derived medicines, is often used as an analgesic (to relieve minor aches and pains), as an antipyretic (to reduce fever), and as an anti-inflammatory. Added to this impressive list is a potential new role in reducing the risk of cancer, according to work by [...]