r/environment • u/worotan • Jul 08 '23

Researchers have found a way to create two of the world’s most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, which is also a waste product from the paper industry

https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/scientists-make-common-pain-killers-from-pine-trees-instead-of-crude-oil/
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u/startst5 Jul 08 '23

Coming full circle. Asperine is based on a compound found in the bark of the willow tree.

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u/worotan Jul 08 '23

Yes, it was a surprise to me that it is now based on petroleum-extracted products.

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u/Piod1 Jul 08 '23

And paracetamol was first developed from coal

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u/Stock_Income_5087 Jul 09 '23

They will now triple the price the pharmaceutical industry is basically a business for ripping people off they will label it organic or some crap like that.