ChE IV Date Submitted: January 4‚ 2012 ChE 171 Assignment 1. Essential and Non-essential Amino acids Amino acids are organic compounds which contain both an amino group and a carboxyl group and may be divided into two groups basing on whether they are produced internally by the human body or not: essential and non-essential amino acids (hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu‚ 2012). An essential amino acid (indispensable amino acid) is an amino acid which an organism
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A Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. If you are one who always gets attracted to greens‚ wildlife and its heritage‚ and most importantly the birds‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly going to be your place. A virgin rainforest in Sri Lanka is an amazing land of a number of endemic species including trees‚ insects‚ amphibians‚ mammals‚ reptiles and of course the birds. In fact‚ it is the variety
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THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NON TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS Introduction Over the years‚ there have been growing concerns over the maintaining and sustainability of the ecosystem. One of the areas that have not been left out is the growing need to monitor forest management. Natural changes such as climate change cause variations in the nature and quality of products in these forests. The areas of interest in this case are the non-timber forest products which are becoming of extreme importance in
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CHAPTER-2 FOREST POLICY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN COLONIAL AND POST COLONIAL PERIOD 2.0 Introduction Forest policy and management has been a subject of considerable debate and conflict ever since the British established a Forest Department and enacted legislations related to forestry in the 19th century. The imperial needs dictated the British interests in the Indian forest resources‚ which resulted in the establishment of control over forest resources. In the process‚ at least two crucial
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Community Participation in Forest Management Background Forest has been defined as "An area with a high density of trees. These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as carbon dioxide sinks‚ animal habitats‚ hydrologic flow modulators‚ and soil conservers‚ constituting one of the most important aspects of our biosphere ". Forests are the storehouse of natural resources‚ without which the very sustenance of human population would be under threat. Yet forests have been the first
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1.4 Methods of Extraction of Essential Oils Following are the methods used to extract essential oils from aromatic and medicinal plants: • Hydrodistillation: For the isolation of essential oils by Hydrodistillation‚ the aromatic plant substances are packed in a still and a sufficient amount of water is added and brought near to a boil. Due to the influential effect of hot water and steam‚ the essential oil is unbounded from the oil glands present in the plant tissue. The combination of water
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Essential Oils and Their Common Uses Essential Oils An Essential oil is the fluids from a plant in which it take on the odor and/or taste of the plant one extracts it from. Essential oils have been used through out history dating back to the bible‚ but had gone cold until 1928 when a French chemist by the name of Rene-Maurice Gattefosse had accidentally burned his hand severely while working. He plunged his hand into the nearest container which happened to be lavender oil instead of Water. To
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ESSENTIAL OILS FOR ALLERGIES 30 Recipes that will you healthy © 2015 Disclaimer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ distributed‚ or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or other electronic or mechanical methods‚ without the prior written permission of the publisher‚ except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. This book is not intended
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Natural Healing Essential Oils Essential oils are mostly used for natural healing since they possess no side-effects to the health. Below is a list of some natural healing essential oils along with their health benefits. 1. Vetivert Oil Vertivert essential oil comes from the roots and is obtained through distillation. This essential oil is mostly used in the perfume industry due to its long-lasting woody fragrance. It is also known as the oil of tranquility in the east and is used for meditation
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The Ancient Art of Essential Oil Making There are many ways to process out the aromatic compounds of plants we call essential oils. The most common being steam distillation followed by alcohol absolutes‚ cold pressing‚ and carbon dioxide extractions. Before these methods came about due to technology people would often do their own oil or fat based extractions at home called oil macerations. An oil maceration is the product of plant matter being soaked in a carrier oil. A carrier oil is an
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