Ngjarjet Berna, Zvicra Nëntori 2023

Most active ingredients in medicine today were originally extracted from plants, such as salicylic acid for pain relief and quinine for malaria. One notable example is Paclitaxel, a highly effective anti-cancer drug isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree. Its potential as an anti-cancer agent was discovered by accident in 1964, leading to its use as a cancer drug in 1992.