Medicinal Plants | Plants and People

Many medicines you get from the doctor or the drugstore are made by scientists in a laboratory. But did you know that many common medicines we use today originally came from plants?

Back to Botanical Videos

View Transcript

Questions and Prompts for Educators

Check for Understanding

What are some plants that Indigenous people use as medicine?

Take It Further

Why are plants important in the work of scientists who develop medicines?

Create

Draw or describe your own medicinal garden. What plants would you include in it? Why?

Make a Personal Connection

Are there any plants that you use to help you feel better?
Can you think of other ways plants might help you feel better?

Table of contents heading: Questions and Prompts for Educators

Next Generation Science Standards: Disciplinary Core Ideas

LS2.B: CYCLES OF MATTER AND ENERGY TRANSFER IN ECOSYSTEMS
How do matter and energy move through an ecosystem?
PS1.A: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
How do particles combine to form the variety of matter one observes?

Table of contents heading: Standards