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https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/from-flying-ointments-to-healing-herbs-the-forgotten-chemistry-behind-historical-witchcraft-practices/4022002.article
Witchcraft's chemical secrets: how alkaloids, phytochemicals and traditional plant knowledge shaped...
Sep 16, 2025 - The unusual concoctions of village witches have historically been dismissed as nonsense hocus pocus – but is this the whole story? Victoria Atkinson...
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10227-x?error=cookies_not_supported&code=ab50fd40-99e5-4613-84b0-c7d3433bae8c
Biosynthesis of cinchona alkaloids | Nature
Mar 18, 2026 - Cinchona alkaloids, which have been studied for more than 250 years, are plant-derived natural products that have collectively had a substantial impact in...
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11952118/
Efficient and Modular Synthesis of Ibogaine and Related Alkaloids - PMC
Anecdotal reports and preliminary clinical trials suggest that the psychoactive alkaloid ibogaine and its active metabolite noribogaine have powerful...
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