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