Literature for consultation and in-depth study
Interview on the topic of plant-based medicines:
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/fachbeitrag/aktuell/mit-pflanzlichen-wirkstoffgemischen-gegen-krankheiten
This brochure provides an overview of the cultivation and use of medicinal plants in Germany, provided by the Fachagentur für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe (FNR): https://mediathek.fnr.de/broschuren/nachwachsende-rohstoffe/pflanzen/arzneipflanzen-anbau-und-nutzen.html
Overview of the German Society for Nutrition on phytochemicals and their effect on health:
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Entertaining video showing the extraction of caffeine from coffee. Attention, the video contains a lot of advertising, but it's quite funny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&t=143&v=ScKSlVW8XV0&feature=youtu.be
References for this section:
Akerele, Olayiwola. “Nature’s medicinal bounty: don’t throw it away.” World health forum 1993; 14 (4): 390-395. 1993
Benedek, Birgit (2011) Pflanzliche Wirkstoffe, 1. Teil. Deutsche Apothekerzeitung 45/2011.
Benedek, Birgit (2011) Pflanzliche Wirkstoffe, 2. Teil. Deutsche Apothekerzeitung 46/2011.