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- 4. the seeds from this plant contain the alkaloid morphine, a powerful opioid
- 6. the alkaloid in this plant from the Amazon causes hallucinations
- 9. alkaloids in this plant are used to make the anti-cancer drugs vinblastine and vincristine; this plant is native to Madagascar
- 10. the most expensive spice, domesticated by ancient Greeks, carotenoids give it mild psychoactive effects
- 11. a plant from India, it contains a terpenoid that repels insects
- 13. this plant root is made into a chewy candy, it contains terpenoids which can cause heart failure when ingested in large quantities
- 14. seeds of the areca palm; they contain an alkaloid stimulant that can be deadly or cause cancer
- 15. plant that symbolizes enlightenment in Asian cultures,it contains flavonoids which may be why it is considered to have therapeutic effects in traditional medicine
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- 1. the terpenoid in this minty plant induces short-lived euphoria and hallucinations
- 2. glycosides in the plant are the source of the heart medicine digoxen
- 3. an alkaloid in this plant from the Andes is a stimulant
- 5. tetrahydrocannabinol makes this plant a dispensary favorite
- 7. these Autumn blooming plants contain flavonoids and the insecticide pyrethrins which is an ester
- 8. this cactus causes hallucinations due to the alkaloid mescaline
- 12. a colorful Autumn blooming flower containing flavonoids; it is used in ayurvedic medicine and in Dia de Los Muertas offrendas