Dr. Quave is honored to be delivering the keynote lecture at the 2015 Atkins Medicinal Garden Walk and Lecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy on July 17th! Guided tours of the gardens will be offered by UIC’s ethnobotanists. The Lecture will be held at noon.…
Curious about the distinction between poison and medicine? Wonder where so many of our life-saving drugs came from? Join us at Dr. Quave’s special public lecture “Deadly Cures: Medical Discoveries from Poisonous Plants” at 2pm on Sunday, May 17th at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to find out! Reserve your…
We had a great time at Fernbank Museum of Natural History for the Herbarium Outreach event and lecture today! Click HERE to view photos from the event on Facebook. There is also a great blog posting on the lecture hosted on the Destination Health EU site. You can read the…
Emory University ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave discusses how poisons in plants have been adapted to revolutionize modern medicine, everything from surgery to congestive heart failure and cancer treatments.
Emory University ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave discusses some little-known facts about historical poisoning deaths as well as how a plant poisons could be reason behind the myth of Cyclops.
Deadly Cures: Medical Discoveries from Poisonous Plants Emory Herbarium Curator, Dr. Quave, will be giving a special free public lecture “Deadly Cures: Medical Discoveries from Poisonous Plants” on March 1st at 4 pm at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. We’ll also have an educational outreach event before the talk, with displays…
Save the Date- Thursday, August 21st! I’ll be giving the Science Cafe talk in the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Plants and Human Health Series. This will be a fun, interactive evening, with hands-on activities that coincides with Cocktails in the Garden! So, plan on coming at 6pm to enjoy a cocktail,…
Dr. Quave’s presentation from the 2014 Indonesian-American Kavli Frontiers of Science is now up on Vimeo. Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/101350350
I’ll be giving a public lecture on medicinal plants and the search for new antibiotics this Friday (2/21) at Florida Atlantic University! This lecture is free and open to the public as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture series. My talk will feature descriptions of the exciting work…
Dr. Quave will be participating in an upcoming Women in Bio event: “Paths to Success: Entrepreneurship in the ATL“. Event details, including registration information can be found on the event website. Description from the WIB website: WIB-Atlanta – Paths to Success: Entrepreneurship in the ATL on October 17, 2013 October…
Had a great chat w/ @sandorkraut today for @FoodiePharma! We covered lots of fun info on #fermentation! Next up on the show (Monday!), we have a fascinating episode on cacti w/ @MikeJayNet ! #Peyote & #SanPedro to be specific! Subscribe here—its free!
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The @WHO #HandRub recipe is here: https://t.co/y8tscAXF86 This yields a liquid solution (not a thick gel). It can be easily dispensed in reused foam soap or hand sanitizer bottles, or with a spritz/spray bottle. The recipe is for either 80% Ethanol v/v or 75% isopropyl alcohol
@QuaveEthnobot @emoryhealthcare Can you share the recipe? I've found several different ones but the alcohol seems too diluted...
There's a lot of confusion around the difference between #chloroquine & #quinine for #COVID19. I teamed up with @Kim_Wyrt & @allasicanales to explain. No, #cinchona bark is not a cure for #coronavirus Read: @ConversationUK #botanical #scicomm #tonic
No, cinchona bark is not a cure for coronavirus
Cinchona bark, the flavouring in tonic water, is not a natural source of chloroquine.
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Don’t trash your food - there are so many simple ways to save it - from dehydration to fermentation! Listen to our latest episode to learn more! #FoodiePharmacology stop #foodwaste
Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic
Nervous consumers hoard groceries and restaurants go take-out, while unemployment skyrockets and food pantries suffer. But solutions exist.
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Dr. Cassandra Quave, a professor and researcher studying botanical science, invites "flavor connoisseurs," "science geeks," and fo...
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