the respiratory tract. The plant has been reported as increase in urine output‚ antidiarrheal‚ antispasmodic‚ anti-inflammatory etc. Key words: Phytochemistry‚ Pharmacological aspects‚ Euphorbia hirta linn. JPRHC | July 2009 | Vol. 1 | No.1 | 113-133 Page 113 INTRODUCTION: Euphorbia hirta L. is a medicinal‚ rhizomatous herb distributed in Southern Western Ghats of India and Northern East Coast of Tamil Nadu (1). In East and West Africa extracts of the plant are used in treatment of asthma and
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Common SAT Errors and How to Avoid Them (Holt) Thanks to Miriam Holt for contributing this post. She tutors students in New York‚ New Jersey‚ and Connecticut‚ both independently and with local tutoring agencies. She has prepared over a hundred students for the SAT in the past six years and humorously admits‚ "I have come to respect the SAT." This post addresses five SAT tasks that are pertinent to reading and writing. For each task‚ Miriam describes what she views as the most common types of errors;
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Comparison of Two Religions Strayer Univesity Rel 212 July 20‚ 2013 Comparison of Two Religions Daoism was originated in China‚ and then moved to Japan and Korea around 2000 BCE. Daoists also believe that if the dead were not honored properly their demons would come back and cause mischief; therefore‚ the priests would perform exorcisms and light firecrackers to ward the demons away. The emperors developed the idea of the “Mandate of Heaven” (Fisher‚ 2014‚ p. 201) which simply meant heaven
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Elements of Religious Traditions Joshua McCoy REL/134 May 06‚ 2013 Dr. Johnny Boudreaux Elements of Religious Traditions Religion means different things to people‚ a religious person must have a transcendent aspect of life‚ e.g.‚ the existence of supernatural power above human beings. The religious perspective of an individual is dependent on how the person is persuaded by people who raised him or her. The descriptions or definitions of religion tend to be inadequate because they
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Supreme Court more active and participate in molding the policies of American society. It can be argued that during the end of the Civil War and the “Separate but Equal” era‚ in cases such as the Brown v. Board of Education‚ Baker v. Carr‚ Missouri ex. Rel. Gaines v. Canada‚ and Sweatt v. Painter. The more recent‚ Bush v. Gore case is a fine example of judicial activism. Judicial Restraint‚ on the other hand‚ is the idea that the Court should not impose its views on other branches of the government or
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The Friendly Friar In the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Friar Lawrence is a kind‚ knowledgeable‚ peacekeeping‚ and wise character. He also acts as a foil to the Montaques‚ Capulets‚ and the nurse. He is a priest to both the Montaque and Capulet houses. He is a well-liked person in the town of Verona. The Friar is a positive figure in the community and serves as a good role model for the children of Verona. Friar Lawrence is wise‚ educated kind‚ and peace loving. When Romeo
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Donald Hitchcock REL 316 “The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century” Translation: Ross E. Dunn Ibn Batutta was a self-proclaimed scholar of the fourteenth century who traveled extensively throughout sub-Saharan Africa under the banner of Islam‚ and wrote of his travels in an autobiographical book entitled ‘The Travels of Ibn Battuta’. The financing for his ventures was derived from Muslim rulers inhabiting the cities he visited. His text regarding the
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Brenda Lainez REL 2011 September 26‚ 2012 Assignment #1 The Case of Contamination The author‚ Kwame Anthony Appiah‚ starts the essay‚ The Case of Contamination‚ by describing the veranda of a palace in Ghana. His description paints a vivid picture of a place full of custom‚ color and tradition. However‚ he presents a contrast by describing that some of the people were dressed in western suits‚ sporting cell phones and having business meetings. This place is a mixture of tradition and
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P3 – Explain patterns and trends in health and illness among different social grouping For this essay I will explain the different patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groups‚ these are: Gender Social class Ethnicity Age Geographical location The black report Gender Women’s life expectancy is higher than men; women typically live five years longer than men (Stretch and Whitehouse 2012. In 2002‚ life expectancy at birth for females born in UK was 81 years‚ compared with
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In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution because of the concern related to the status of protection extended to the newly freed slaves against mistreatment by the states recently freed slaves. The Fourteenth Amendment offered a solution to these discriminatory laws simply guaranteeing “due process of law”‚ requiring the legal system to provide fundamentally fair trial procedures and “equal protection of laws”‚ and thereby requiring the government to treat all persons with equal
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