Sharing the health benefits of plants 

Taxus sp. Classifying plants as either medicinal or toxic is not always a clearcut task. For example, the Yew tree (Taxus sp.) is generally considered to be toxic, yet Paclitaxel® (Taxol®), a widely used drug for cancer treatment, is derived from the Yew tree. Deadly Nightshade (Atropia belladona) is also a toxic but pretty plant, which provides the homeopathic remedy, Belladonna. With an estimated 374,000 species of plant worldwide [1], who then decides whether a plant is me