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Plants are a tremendous source of secondary metabolites which play an important role in plant defense against herb ivory and other interspecies defenses, but humans use them as medicines, flavouring and recreational drugs. Today, several... more

Plants are a tremendous source of secondary metabolites which play an important role in plant defense against herb ivory and other interspecies defenses, but humans use them as medicines, flavouring and recreational drugs. Today, several distinct secondary metabolites derived from plants are extensively used in modern medicines in the world since they carry out a number of protective functions like boost the immune system, protect the body from free radicals, cardiovascular illnesses, killing of pathogenic germs etc. and their effects are currently being intensively researched.