Unveiling the Amazon's Medical Marvels: Antibiotics, Anti-Cancer Treatments, and Natural Therapies

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Across
  1. 2. How is the Amazon rainforest described in terms of its vastness and complexity?
  2. 3. What eight-legged friend has venom that holds a toxin potentially useful for pain relief?
  3. 5. What life-saving treatment has been developed using compounds from the rosy periwinkle?
  4. 6. What plant is used in the Amazon for treating glaucoma?
  5. 8. What anti-inflammatory plant is utilized by the Amazon's indigenous communities?
  6. 11. What word describes the abundance of medical miracles found in the Amazon rainforest?
  7. 12. What plant from the Amazon has helped develop treatments for leukemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma?
  8. 14. What bacteria-battling superstar is found in the Cecropia tree's insect inhabitants?
  9. 15. In the Amazon, who has been harnessing the healing power of plants for centuries?
Down
  1. 1. What major issue might cecropin help combat in medicine?
  2. 4. By what eye condition is the jaborandi plant used in the Amazon for treating?
  3. 7. What biome is known as a biological bonanza and a pharmacy of potential medicines?
  4. 9. What countless entities are yet to be discovered in the Amazon for potential medical benefits?
  5. 10. The Brazilian Wandering Spider's toxin could be revolutionary in what area of medicine?
  6. 13. What plant's sap is suggested as a potential cancer-fighting champion from the Amazon?