Describe two types of compounds from living things

that are used as medications.

Pheromones are secondary plant metabolites that plants secrete in order to provide a defence mechanism by secreting toxins and eliminating predators that try to feed on them.

Many components derived from plants, such as phenols, terpenoids, alkaloids, and others, aid in the production of drugs that fight cancer, malaria, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, as well as plant-derived recreational products such as morphine, marijuana, and others that induce euphoria.

Venomous animals such as snakes, scorpions, bees, spiders, and others secrete bioactive natural products such as venom, which is essential for humans. The venom is composed of various peptides, lipids, and nucleotides that, when released into the body, have a specific interaction with the macronuclear target in the body.

Venom has also been used to create new drugs, such as teprotide, which is derived from a Brazilian pit viper and works as an anti-hypertension medication.

Antibiotics are also compounds derived from organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that block the pathways of dangerous pathogens, preventing their multiplication by killing them.