Lagundi or Vitex negundo is a large shrub native to the Philippines which has been used as a traditional herbal medicine for centuries. Research on lagundi conducted by the Philippine Department of Health has suggested that the plant has a number of practical uses‚ and the use of lagundi is actively promoted by the government as a result. Outside of the Philippines‚ preparations of lagundi are sometimes available at stores which supply herbal medicines‚ or through practitioners of herbal and alternative
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Canada is the second largest country in the world‚ after Russia‚ and has ten provinces and three territories. It is located in the northern hemisphere of North America‚ and consists of six vegetation regions. These include the deciduous forest‚ mixed wood forest‚ boreal (and taiga) forest‚ cordilleran‚ tundra‚ and west coast forest. Of these 10 provinces and 3 territories‚ the regions most affected by wildfires include British Columbia‚ as well as the boreal forests of Ontario‚ Quebec‚ Manitoba‚
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uniquely identify plants. Leaves can be netted or branched‚ or they can show parallel venation. Stem structure is also important in identifying plants. Dicots‚ monocots‚ ferns‚ and gymnosperms can all be identified by their stem structure. If a tree or shrub loses its leaves in the cold months of the year‚ it is considered deciduous and then can also be classified as a dicot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_stem). Animals are classified by their unique makeup as well. There are warm blooded and
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They live in Northwest Namibia‚ which is also known as Kaokoland (KAY-oh-koh-land). Kaokoland is mostly desert or savanna; with these to environments‚ the climate is generally very dry and very hot. There is little vegetation‚ but there is scattered shrub land. What resources have been found‚ are precious metals‚ such as copper. There is also diamonds and of course‚ sand. Himba are semi-nomadic pastoralists who raise cattle and goats. Both man and women cover their bodies in a red‚ mud-like‚ substance
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Dear Coach Williams‚ A savannah is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees.They are found in a wide band on either side of the equator on the edges of tropical rainforests. Savannahs are mostly hot year round. On regular days it can get to 68 to 86 degrees. In the winter‚ the temperature is 68 to 78 degrees. There are only two seasons in a savannah: a long dry winter‚ and a very wet summer. In the dry season only around 4 inches of rain occur. During the month of May the Monsoon
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very complex multicellular organisms. They contain chlorophyll‚ which helps them prepare their own food by the process of photosynthesis in which plants convert energy from sunlight into food. This kingdom includes all types of plants like herbs‚ shrubs‚ trees‚ flowering and non flowering plants. The biggest kingdom is the kingdom of the animals. The animals are the most complex organisms because they are multicellular‚ they eat food for survival‚ and they have nervous systems. Besides‚ there
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Wasps By Sami Missing The wasp‚ or Vespula Vulgaris‚ as it is known scientifically‚ is an insect. It’s color is black and yellow; it has a length of one-half inches and a wing span of 0.0079 inches. As all insects‚ the wasp has bilateral symmetry‚ an exoskeleton‚ two eyes‚ six legs‚ and three body parts. It has two antenna and 2 wings. The wasp is part of the Animalia Kingdom‚ Arthropoda Phylum & Insecta Class. The life cycle of a wasp begins with an egg and ends sometime between 12
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Jordan P. Santos 2010-32197 Comparison of Total Leaf Polyphenols and Gallic Acid Content of Camellia sinensis and the Fifteen Most Speciose-Genera in Philippine Flora Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study In 2008‚ cancer topped the list of disease-causing deaths summing a count of 7.6 million deaths around the globe which is 13% of all recorded mortalities according to the World Health Organization. The complicated nature of the disease itself was responsible for its increasing
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Ecosystems: Change and Challenge The Structure of Ecosystems Ecosystem: a dynamic‚ stable system characterised by the interaction of plants and animals with each other and with the non-living components of the environment The components of an ecosystem are categorised as either biotic and abiotic Biotic means the living environment‚ components include: i). Vegetation (living and decomposing) ii). Mammals‚ insects‚ birds and microorganisms Biomass-the mass of material in the bodies
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tree is a thorny‚ and many times multi stemmed tree or bush which many would call a "scrub" tree because it never grows large and tall like an oak‚ walnut or many other hardwood trees. Depending on the species‚ the seeds grow into either trees or shrubs‚ which are hardy in many climates‚ but they are not long-lived trees. Their typical lifespan is between 30 to 40 years. Deep Roots: In order for it to survive in very dry‚ arid lands such as parts of Israel‚ Iran‚ Iraq‚ Australia‚ Africa‚ etc
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