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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.