RAINFOREST FLORA
Many flowers in the Amazon rainforest have been proven to have medicinal properties. Seventy percent of the plants identified as having anticancer characteristics by the U.S. National Cancer Institute are found only in the tropical rainforest. Some of these flowers include: Clavillia, which is used to kill viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites; White Trillium, which can help cure snake bites if the leaves are chewed, can help ease childbirth if the petals are chewed and can help cure fevers if the sepals are chewed; and Foxglove, which contain digitalis, a substance used to treat heart problems.
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