Images of Research: Hope for humanity
Sustaining the growth of pharmaceuticals
Category: Hope for humanity
![Poppy seed heads with a fly on top of one Poppy seed heads with a fly on top of one](/media/1newwebsite/1imagesofresearch/entrypageimages/2023/Veronique_Seidel.jpg)
The opium poppy (pictured) is one of the most well-known medicinal plants on the planet, used to produce substances such as morphine and codeine. We are exploring a variety of plants for their potential to produce sustainable new medicines, to tackle global health issues such as Covid-19 and other infectious diseases, diabetes, cancer, depression, anxiety, and Alzheimer's disease.
Entrant: Veronique Seidel , Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Copyright: Veronique Seidel
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Entrant profile: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/seidelveroniquedr/