warm season annual crop when grown in temperate regions. However‚ it is actually a herbaceous perennial when cultivated in tropical areas‚ such as its native Latin America. Bell peppers are considered “sweet” since they lack the pungent chemical (capsaicin) present in hot peppers. It is an important vegetable crop all over the world (Peet‚ 2006) which ranks third in the world vegetable cycle after tomato and onions (Akin Fasoye‚ 2006). It is estimated that more than 7.5million acres of Capsicum are
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PHARMACOGNOSY REVIEWER In pharmacognosy‚ drugs may be classified based on morphology‚ chemical constituents and therapeutic applications (NOT price in the market) Factors that influence secondary constituent: heredity‚ ontogeny‚ environment Chromatography: process based on distribution of mixture between 2 phases General Information Discoverers/Scientists Joseph Caventou & Pelletier Quinine antimalarial Pierre Robiquet Codeine/Narcotine Philip Geiger & Rudolf Brandes Hyoscyamine and
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Allspice‚ also Jamaica pepper‚ sometimes pimento‚ is the unripe berry of the Pimienta dioica tree; which is dried‚ ground‚ and used as a seasoning. Its name comes from its flavor‚ which is reminiscent of many spices‚ including cinnamon‚ cloves‚ and nutmeg‚ with a peppery flavor.It is the primary spice in the Jamaican Jerk Spice blend. Anise is both a vegetable and a spice.As a spice‚ the dried seeds are ground for use. Anise smells somewhat like star anise‚ fennel and liquorice. Anise is a strong
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EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF OVARIECTOMY AND TREATMENT WITH ESTROGEN-REPLACEMENT THERAPY OR SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS (SERM) ON VOIDING FUNCTION AND P2X RECEPTOR EXPRESSION IN THE FEMALE RAT TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Page 6 Abstract Page 6 Study 1 Page 10 Introduction Page 10 Menopause and the overactive bladder Page 10 Estrogens for the treatment of OAB in post menopausal women Page 12 SERM and tamoxifen Page 15
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Autoimmune disorder case study Autoimmune diseases: An autoimmune disease is any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues or normal cells by mistake; the body fails to tell the difference between self and non-self. There are several dozen kinds of autoimmune diseases‚ risk factors depend somewhat on the particular illness. In general‚ researchers have found strong links
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Topic: It’s all in mind: Placebo Theory Objective: To inform readers what is Placebo and its effect on the person. Outline: I. Introduction II. Definitions‚ effects‚ and ethics III. History IV. Mechanism of the effect a. Expectancy and conditioning b. Placebo effect and the brain c. Brain and body d. Evolved health regulation V. Clinical utility a. Duration b. Clinical significance c. Negative effects d. Doctor-patient
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Chapter One INTRODUCTION Herbal medicines tend to look primitive and unscientific when compared to synthetic (conventional) drugs‚ which are thought to be more reliable than those made from plants. Herbal medicine is still the mainstay of about 75-80% of the world population‚ mainly in the developing countries for primary health care (Kamboj‚ 2000). This is primarily because of the general belief that herbal drugs are without any side effects‚ besides being cheap and locally available. The
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REFERENCES x B.L. Wise Search for articles by this author Affiliations Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit‚ Boston University School of Medicine‚ Boston‚ MA‚ USA Center for Healthy Aging‚ University of California‚ Davis Medical Center‚ Sacramento‚ CA‚ USA Correspondence Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Barton Wise‚ Center for Healthy Aging‚ University of California‚ Davis Medical Center‚ 4800 2nd Avenue‚ Suite 2600‚ Sacramento‚ CA 95817‚ USA. x J. Niu Search for articles
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Quiz 1 Origins of Agriculture 1/7 (read 180-181‚ a closer look 11.1 & centers of plant domestication) Human History * humans have existed as species ~ 195‚000 years/ farming has been practiced ~ 11‚500 years. * Knowledge of foraging societies: * archaeological evidence: middens (trash pile – bones‚ corn cobs‚ etc.) & coprolites (fossilized fecal material‚ to get an idea of what people ate) * modern evidence: !Kung‚ Ainu * Why did we start farming? * easier‚ it
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