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I don’t mean that medicinal plants developed those properties to benefit us, but rather it may have evolved as a response to some animal for some purpose, and i
by nkrisc 2y ago
I don’t mean that medicinal plants developed those properties to benefit us, but rather it may have evolved as a response to some animal for some purpose, and it happens to be beneficial to us in some way.
Take caffeine for example, likely it evolved as a defense against pests.
- Modified3019 2y agoCaffeine at low levels in flowers can stimulate insect activity and even potentially memory, increasing pollination activity. At higher concentrations yeah it’s an insecticide.
- nkrisc 2y agoCool, I didn’t know that. But all the same, the same principle applies.