Tropical Rainforests - Natures Medicine Cabinet. Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that rainforests contain perhaps thousands of plants and herbs with medicinal properties?
—E. Wolfson, Brooklyn, NY. Amazon rain forest. Medicinal Treasures of the Rainforest: Discover the healing resources of the ... A look at the botanical treasures, both known and undiscovered, that exist within tropical rainforests.
The widespread destruction of tropical rainforest ecosystems and the consequent extinction of numerous plant and animal species is happening before we know even the most basic facts about what we are losing. Covering only 6 percent of the Earth's surface, tropical moist forests contain at least half of all species. Project Censored.