The Amazon rainforest is known as the “Lungs of our Planet” because it accounts for twenty percent of earth’s oxygen. Also the Amazon is significant for the people in terms of medicinal advancements. The tropical plant ingredients, found in the tropical plants of rainforests, aid in the development of medicines that help cure AIDS, cancer, etc.
Fun Fact: “Today 121 prescription drugs sold around the world come from plant-derived sources. Although 25% of all drugs are derived from rainforest ingredients, scientists have tested only 1% of tropical plants” (blueplanetbiomes, 2003).
Source: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/amazon.htm
No comments:
Post a Comment