CHEMISTRY IN OUR DAILY LIFE: CHEMISTRY AND MEDICINE

CHEMISTRY AND MEDICINE

Application of chemistry is a key that opens up into the vast field of medicine. It is concerned with the invention, discovery, design, identification and preparation of biologically active compounds and the study of their metabolism.

DID YOU KNOW???

Researchers have carried out various investigations and with the passage of time we came across a drastic change in terms of treatment. However recently a very interesting fact has been revealed:

Green leafy vegetables contain a chemical compound called diindolylmethane (DIM). DIM is commercially available as a natural supplement for cancer prevention. Phytochemical compound found in the green leafy vegetables not only prevents from the disease but also cures cancer.

Surprisingly ionized water has showed several effects in terms of health. Clinically it has been found that ionized water may also be used to eliminate the abdominal related complaints. Yet, this information has surprised quite many people…

CHEMISTRY AND DRUGS……..

Nowadays the drugs are designed in such a way that they combat the viruses or parasites causing a certain disease. However this is where chemistry plays its essential role making sure that as the drug molecules enter the body they recognize and combine with the appropriate parasite. This ensures the appropriate reaction to occur.

Some of the examples may include:
Aspirin production is essential to make the blood thinner. Application of chemistry helps to design this drug in such a way that it produces the correct effect. Apart from making the blood thinner, it relieves pain; reduces inflammation, and lowers the fever.

Other medicinal drugs: Antipsychotic Drugs (used to calm the patient before the surgery), Antidepressant Drugs (used to cheer the mood of the people who are in depression), Antianxiety Drugs (or tranquilizers, used to reduce the felt presence of anxiety) and so on.

The application of chemistry applies not only to drugs but also to the antibiotics which is considered as the modern medicines prescribed nowadays. These antibiotics consist of various

chemical compounds that either injure the bacteria or kills it. For example, amino glycosides are antibiotics th

at are often administered into veins or muscle to treat serious bacterial infections. Some amino glycosides are also used orally to treat intestinal infections or topically to treat eye infections. Medicines, drugs or antibiotics are not the only term that describes the word

medical. The materials and equipments used also plays a vital role in the field. However, antiseptic sprays were