Andrographis paniculata is a herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae‚ native to India and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in southern Asia‚ where it is used to treat infections and some diseases‚ often being used before antibiotics were created. Mostly the leaves and roots were used for medicinal purposes. | | edit]Etymology Andrographis paniculata is an erect annual herb extremely bitter in taste in each and every part of the plant body. The plant is known in north-eastern India as
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Plants Desert Baobab Tree The baobab tree is the iconic tree of the African Sahara. It is readily recognized by its enormous trunk and‚ by comparison‚ scrawny stems and twigs. It is the source of many legends among the tribes of the area‚ and is also a rich source of traditional medicine. In a land where rainfall is limited and it is rare to find even tiny bushes‚ the gigantic baobab tree thrives. It is able to do so due to a number of unique adaptations that it has perfected over the course
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living beings inhabiting this earth‚ trees are out best friends. Mother Nature‚in her infinite wisdom‚ has gifted them to man to live in harmony with him and to be of greatservice to him.Besides fruits‚ trees provide important raw materials for our industries. Industries provide employment to people. The wood for furniture‚ housing‚ railway carriages and shipscome from trees. Wood is also used for fuel and for making charcoal which is used as fuel.From trees we get wood - pulp to make paper and artificial
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PLANT RESPONSES TROPISM is a biological phenomenon‚ indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism‚ usually a plant‚ in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms‚ this response is dependent on the direction of the species. The word tropism comes from the Greek trope ("to turn" or "to change"). Tropisms are usually named for the stimulus involved and may be either positive (towards the stimulus) or negative (away from the stimulus). Phototropism is the growth response
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Introduction For the past 30 years Scientist have searched desperately for the answer to salt toleration within plants. The damaging effects of salt accumulation in agricultural soils have influenced both ancient and modern day civilizations alike. Worldwide‚ an estimated 24.7 million acres of once agriculturally productive land are being lost annually due to irrigation-induced salinity‚ according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thus‚ crop production is limited by salinity on 40% of
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The flour produced from the cassava plant‚ which on account of its low content of noncarbohydrate constituents might well be called a starch‚ is known in world trade as tapioca flour. It is used directly‚ made into a group of baked or gelatinized products or manufactured into glucose‚ dextrins and other products. Starchy foods have always been one of the staples of the human diet. They are mostly consumed in starch-bearing plants or in foods to which commercial starch or its derivatives have been
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Plant Cell Plant cells have many different parts that are need to work together and function as a whole. These parts are the cell membrane which can be compared to a "Condom" due to the fact that is a very thin protective layer that lets certain substances to pass through. Cell wall is a thicker rougher membrane‚ which gives the plant most of its structure and support‚ the cell wall also bond with other cell walls to form the structure of the plant. Centrosome may be also referred to as the
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From the reading‚ Should trees have standing‚ written by professor Christopher Stone in USC‚ analyzing and challenging the legal premise of nature should be treat as objects in the eyes under the law of rights. In the reading‚ the author argue the fundamental basis need to be rewritten for the destruction of nature. In the beginning of the reading‚ the author used the history of law to suggest a parallel development that there never was a pure state of nature. No “right” existed except in
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Experimenting with Plant Growth Team Rocket Science Introduction: The purpose of the experiment was to establish whether the concentration of Schultz fertilizer that was added to the radish seeds effects the speed of growth during the six-week time frame of the study. The major variables with this study are proficient communications among the team‚ the seeds‚ soil‚ water concentration‚ fertilizer‚ light exposure‚ temperature of the room‚ consistency of following watering (watering the plant same time every
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The World Around Me "You have a four-fold life to live: a body‚ a brain‚ a heart and a soul . . . these are your living tools. To use and develop them is not a task. . . . It is a golden opportunity." This is a quote from my favorite book‚ I Dare You. The book is about striving to be your best in everything you do‚ this particular quote is talking about the main keys of life‚ and these keys can be obtained through sports. I am an athlete. I run track and I play basketball. Sports are important
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