HERBAL PLANTS Bayabas or Guava Scientific name: Psidium guajava Uses: • Antiseptic‚ astringent & anthelminthic • Kills bacteria‚ fungi and amoeba • Used to treat diarrhea in children • For Hypertension‚ diabetes and Asthma • Promotes menstruation Preparation: • Boil one cup of Bayabas leaves in three cups of water for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. • To use as mouthwash‚ gargle. • To use as wound disinfectant‚ wash affected areas 2 to 3 times a day. • For toothaches‚ chew the
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Abstract: Symbiosis is very important in the plant world. Fungus has a symbiotic relationship with other plants. This may help the plant through tough times‚ for example; droughts and long winters. There are many careers that study the problems of symbiotic plants. Symbiosis with Plants Symbiosis with plants is very important. Fungus helps the plant live through tough times. There is a lot of information available about symbiosis but there are also many unanswered questions. Certain careers
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PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Aloe‚ Indian aloe Hindi : Gheekaumar‚ Ghikumari Distribution – Cultivated in the dry areas of India PLANT DESCRIPTION a perennial shrub with fleshy leaves and short stem. Leaves fleshy‚ sessile‚ with prickles on margins; flowers in long spikes‚ fruits capsules‚ often sterile. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata‚ pitta‚ amenorrhea‚ wounds‚ ulcers‚ burns‚
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In contrast to mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)‚ the vascular plant sporophyte is dominant over AND is functionally independent of the gametophyte. • Conductive (vascular) tissues are universal AND are present in the sporophyte (not the gametophyte). • Although mosses live in moist environments (at least some of the time)‚ some vascular plants have acquired relative independence of free water. • Some vascular plants survive in harsh conditions (including hot and cool deserts). Ferns belong to the Phylum
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INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS An insectivorous plant‚ also called a carnivorous plant‚ captures prey items‚ such as insects‚ spiders‚ crustaceans‚ mites‚ and protozoans‚ as a nitrogen source. Many insectivorous species live in freshwater bogs‚ where nitrogen is not present in available form‚ because the pH of the water is extremely acid. The forms of entrapment by these types of plants are modified leaves. Five basic trapping mechanisms are found in carnivorous plants. 1. Pitfall traps (pitcher plants) trap prey
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Lauren Kelly Individual Student Presentation 28 July 2013 Toxic Plants 10. Would you believe that there’s a tree so poisonous that you don’t actually have to touch it to be harmed? It’s called the manchineel tree (found throughout the Florida Everglades‚ Central America and the Caribbean. Inhaling sawdust or smoke tree may result in a variety of uncomfortable side effects‚ including coughing‚ laryngitis and bronchitis. Some reports suggest that simply standing beneath the tree during a rainstorm
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PLANT LOCATION The problem of how many facilities to have and where they should be located is encountered by service and product organization in both the public and private sectors. Banks‚ restaurants‚ recreation agencies‚ and manufacturing companies are all concerned with selecting sites that will best enable them to meet their long-term goals. Since the operation managers fixes many costs with the location decision‚ both the efficiency and effectiveness of the conversion process are dependent
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“The Private Life of Plants: Traveling” was a useful documentary to help clarify my understanding on how plants manage to spread their seeds and germinate. I enjoyed watching the different time lapses for the species of plants and it helped me to see exactly what happens rather than reading it in a book or seeing a simple picture. I was amazed at all the different mechanisms plants used to travel around and not stick to just one area. I did not expect the pointy spines of plants to allow them to grip
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Insulin Plant (Costus Ingneus) Ayurvedic Medicinal Herbs [pic] Insulin Plant (Costus Ingneus) Ayurvedic Medicinal HerbsInsulin plant (Costus ingneus) is a relatively new entrant to Kerala and India. The plant is a late entrant to Kerala Ayurvedic medicinal herb scene mostly from USA. Insulin plant has not got a Malayalam name yet‚ except the occasional use of insulin chedy or insulin chedi‚ where chedy means a plant. The catchphrase of this plant is ‘a leaf a day keeps diabetes awayÂ’. The
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between plants and people is made possible by the differences between cellular respiration and photosynthesis. While cellular respiration occurs in all living organisms‚ photosynthesis relies on chlorophyll and is unique to plants‚ algae‚ and some bacteria. Respiration and photosynthesis are essentially the same process in reverse. During photosynthesis CO2 and H2O are converted to glucose and oxygen‚ while cellular respiration uses glucose and oxygen which are converted to CO2 and H20. Plants utilize
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