中文注释:阳光透过了一朵马达加斯加长春花的纤薄的花瓣。从长春花的柔弱的外表很难看出其强大的药学用途。此花花朵可产生一种能够有效治疗白血病的化合物。 在滥砍滥伐毁坏雨林地之前,科学家们竞相对世界热带林中发现的数千种有着潜在用途的植物物种进行研究。 图片为《国家地理杂志》2000年4月号的“天然良药”一文而拍摄,未刊发 作者: Lynn Johnson
长春花 马达加斯加 图片故事:高清壁纸:英文注释:Periwinkle, Madagascar, 2000Light permeates the sheer petals of a Madagascar periwinkle. Catharanthus roseus's delicate appearance belies its powerful pharmaceutical prowess. The flower yields a compound that has been used effectively to treat leukemia. Scientists are racing to study the thousands of potentially beneficial plant species found in the world's tropical forests before they are destroyed by deforestation. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Nature's RX," April 2000, National Geographic magazine) 随机推荐: |
