Sentences with phrase «synthetic compounds derived»
About 2,600 chemicals are commonly used in perfume; 95 % of chemicals used in perfumes and as fragrances in cosmetics are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum.
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Opiates, of course, are natural or synthetic substances that bind to opiate receptors in the brain, and are chemically similar to alkaloid compounds derived from Papaver somniferum, or the opium poppy.
HAPPY TREE Doctors use synthetic versions of a compound derived from a rare tree — Camptotheca acuminata, used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine — to treat cancer.
In this latest research, Mohan and his colleagues present new findings that detail the use of a synthetic, plant - derived compound — abbreviated CDDO — that was shown to effectively suppress the multiple steps of lupus development in murine models, including the onset of kidney disease.
Medicines derived from plants were widely used as remedies in Brazil until the end of World War II, when these were progressively replaced by synthetic compounds.
In 2002 he learned of the dire need for synthetic artemisinin, a compound derived from the sweet wormwood plant, which is 90 percent effective against the parasite that causes malaria and has few side effects (malaria kills some 3 million people a year).
Some brands claim to use naturally derived nutrients for fortification, while others openly use synthetic compounds.
Hemp seed oil contains food derived, natural antioxidants which are safer and more effective than synthetic compounds.
Compounded bioidentical hormones are derived from natural sources, usually yam, rather than synthetic.
THREE — one cannabis derived compound is ajulemic acid (AJA), which is a synthetic derivative of THC designed to lower inflammation without causing a high.
Unlike synthetic pyrethroids, these naturally derived compounds break down quickly and have low risk for long - term toxicity.
Coal is an abundant natural resource that can be used as a source of energy, as a chemical feedstock from which numerous synthetic compounds (e.g., dyes, oils, waxes, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides) can be derived, and in the production of coke for metallurgical processes.