Researchers in England have determined an alternative to making pain medications like ibuprofen from pine trees rather than crude oil.
Scientists have discovered a new environmentally-friendly method to createA team from the University of Bath in England has figured out how to make medicines like ibuprofen and acetaminophen from pine trees.
The compound in the pine trees used for medicine is also used as a waste product in the paper industry.Dramatic warning for parents: Do not 'halve' adult painkillers for kids in wake of medicine shortagesFor their research, scientists also combined chemicals in turpentine used for some drugs, including the asthma inhaler drug, salbutamol, as well as perfumes and cleaning products.that this strategy could replace the need for crude oil products in the chemical industry.
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