Micropropagation of Labisia Pumila using apical meristem INTRODUCTION Labisia pumila belongs to the family Myrsinaceae and the common name (in Malaysia) is Kacip Fatimah. There are three main varieties of Labisia pumila found in Malaysia var. pumila‚ var. alata and var. lanceolata. Labisia pumila var alata has long being recognized by Malay women for its medicinal value. It is used to induce and facilitate childbirth as well as a post partum medication to help contract the birth channel‚ to tone
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Female Genital Mutilation – Violating Women’s Rights and Bodies Female Genital Mutilation is often abbreviated “FGM” and is also known as Female Genital Cutting (FGC) or Female Circumcision. According to the World Health Organization‚ there are 4 major types of practices. The most common one is the Clitoridectomy‚ a partial or total removal of the clitoris. The Excision is the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora and/or the labia majora‚ the inner and outer lips
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invite a man into her bed. As White quotes in her novel‚ a Jezebel was the “counter image of the Victorian lady” (White‚ 29). It was also said a female with this image could not control her own body and was “a person governed almost entirely by her libido” (White‚ 29). Because of this‚ black woman became the target for sexual activities by the white male. This became a convenient way for white male plantation owners to rationalize their unlawful affairs with female slaves. It was also justification
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Ganoderma Ganoderma The Wonder Mushroom (Herb) that Withstood the Test of Time in China for 4000 years. Now re-discovered by the Western World. For over 4000 years GanodermaLucidum has been recognized by Chinese medical professionals as the highest ranked of all herbs found in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The Chinese name for Ganoderma is Lingzhi‚ means “spiritual potency”. The Japanese name for Ganoderma isReishi and is regarded as the King of Herbs. Dr. Shi-Jean Lee‚the most famous Chinese medical
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of hormone. From cholesterol‚ which is also a type of lipid‚ the body makes both testosterone and hydrocortisone. In a situation or condition where the level of testosterone is less or lacking a person‚ irrespective of its sex‚ may experience low libido. Similarly‚ low level of hydrocortisone may significantly impact the body’s metabolism of carbohydrates‚ fats and
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Sara Malinow Feature Draft 5 Touchdown Touchups Gladiator [glad-ee-ey-ter]: a person‚ often a slave or captive‚ who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal‚ for the entertainment of the spectators. Now consider the description of a football player [fo͝otbôl plāər]; a person‚ often a male‚ who is armed with large muscles as weapons and compelled to fight brutally until victorious in a public arena against
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abnormalities‚ emotional disturbances or psychiatric problems; skin‚ hair‚ and nail changes; edema;hypertention or hypotention;arrhythmia;changes in urine ourput; muscle weakness and atrophy‚ menstrual irregularity or amenorrhea‚impotence or changes in libido;sterility‚ sharp changes in energy changes. Master gland-pituitary gland regulates most of the other endocrine glands.(HYPOTHSALAMUS) Hypo (define) under Hyper (define) over Pituitary Gland Diseases Hyperpituitarism Define- a chronic and
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Introduction At the beginning of the twentieth century‚ a new revolutionary way of understanding the mind had a great impact‚ not only in the science of psychology‚ but in all Western culture and in most of the aspects of society. Psychoanalysis adopted an important role‚ which still remains in our modern life‚ and Sigmund Freud was the responsible for it. Nevertheless‚ during this time‚ Carl Gustav Jung developed an important theory‚ making an immense contribution to psychology. Jung didn’t just
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Steroids Should Be Banned It is amazing what athletes will do to achieve higher levels of performance and to sometimes get the extra edge on the competition. Most of the time people do not realize the long-term effects that result from the decisions they make early in life. This resembles the use of steroids in a person’s life. Steroids became an option to athletes in the Olympics and other major sporting events during the 1950’s. But this use of steroids among athletes only became widely
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In the movie Dirty‚ Filthy Love (2006)‚ Mark Furness was a junior partner at an Architect firm who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mark also suffers from Tourette’s syndrome which causes him to have motor tics where his eye would twitch and vocal tics which would cause speech outbursts which include his habit of barking like a dog. The barking is triggered when Mark is in weird situations which cause him to feel tense or stressed. Another symptom was his obsession to cleaning. Mark would eventually
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