The number of different medicines found in rainforests is phenomenal. Rainforests are really the pharmacy of the Earth, with many plants having components used as medicines to treat malaria, tuberculosis, dysentery, heart diseases and more.
The medicines that have been discovered and derived from rainforest plants are just a mere fraction of the total thought to be available, as only about one percent of such plants have been tested for medicinal properties. There is still a vast medical potential waiting to be discovered in the rainforests.
Cancer-fighting drugs have already been discovered in, among other places, the rainforests of Madagascar, although deforestation has shockingly wiped out the specific species of the plants. A complete cure for cancer, as well as cures for Aids and other major diseases, may be hidden in the rainforests. Hopefully, the curative plants will be found and their magnificent medicinal properties discovered before they become extinct.
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