Why a Small Research Institute Needs Its Community
How the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy works, why new monographs keep arriving, and simple ways to follow and share our research.
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Ethnobotany
Ethnobotany from the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy: how cultures have used medicinal and sacred plants, set against what pharmacology supports.
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Syrian Rue (Peganum harmala): Sacred Smoke, Serious Risks
Syrian rue, harmal, esfand (Peganum harmala): what harmine and harmaline do, the documented poisonings, and why they are Schedule 9 in Australia.
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Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius): Pretty Seed, Deadly Protein
Rosary pea, crab’s eye (Abrus precatorius): what abrin does, the poisonings on record, how to tell the seed from look-alikes, and Australian law.