Medicinal Plants (Philippines) Members: Austria‚ LG Bituin‚ Mica Bucawit‚ Princess Calabia‚ Karen Calpito‚ Gervielyn Cuevas‚ Denise Reyes‚ Simon Villegas‚ Lara Akapulko - is used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate of Philippines. Uses: Treat fungal infections‚ like ringworms‚ scabies and eczema.. Treat intestinal problems including intestinal parasites. Treat bronchitis and asthma Yerba Buena- is a rambling aromatic herb of the mint family
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lethal.[6]. [pic] Rosemary [pic] The anthocyanins in sweet violetsproduce deep red‚ violet and blue shades . [pic] The carotenoids in primrose produce bright red‚ yellow and orange shades. [pic] Thai chili peppers contain capsaicin Examples of plants used as medicine
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Grade 7 Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests CRCT Study Guide Reading English/Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies 2703922-W Copyright © 2013 by Georgia Department of Education. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Using the CRCT Study Guide 1 About the CRCT Overview of the CRCT What is the CRCT? What does the CRCT measure? How are CRCT questions scored? 2 Preparing for the CRCT Test-Taking Strategies Related Links 4 Chapter 1 Reading Reading
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A recent study indicates when men crave food‚ they tend to crave fat and salt. When women crave food‚ they tend to desire chocolate. American and Russian space flights have always included chocolate. American chocolate manufacturers use about 1.5 billion pounds of milk -- only surpassed by the cheese and ice cream industries. Americans consumed over 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate in 2001‚ which is almost half of the total world’s production. Aztec emperor Montezuma drank 50 golden goblets of
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DIABETES MELLITUS * Chronic multisystem dz ‚ abnormal insulin production / impaired utilization * Disorder of glucose metabolism related to absent/ insuff insulin supply or poor utilization of inslin that’s available * 7th leading cause of death * leading cause of blindness‚ ESRD‚ lower limb amputation * contributing factor for heart dz/ stroke risk 2-4 x higher than without DM * INSULIN – hormone produced by cells in islets of Langerhans of pancreas. Normal – continously
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INTERNATIONALE PHARMACEUTICA SCIENCIA | Jan-March 2011 | Vol. 1 | Issue 1 | Available online http://www.ipharmsciencia.com ©2011 IPS REVIEW ARTICLE Phytochemical screening and Extraction: A Review ABSTRACT Plants are a source of large amount of drugs comprising to different groups such as antispasmodics‚ emetics‚ anti-cancer‚ antimicrobials etc. A large number of the plants are claimed to possess the antibiotic properties in the traditional system and are also used extensively by the tribal people
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warm season annual crop when grown in temperate regions. However‚ it is actually a herbaceous perennial when cultivated in tropical areas‚ such as its native Latin America. Bell peppers are considered “sweet” since they lack the pungent chemical (capsaicin) present in hot peppers. It is an important vegetable crop all over the world (Peet‚ 2006) which ranks third in the world vegetable cycle after tomato and onions (Akin Fasoye‚ 2006). It is estimated that more than 7.5million acres of Capsicum are
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PHARMACOGNOSY REVIEWER In pharmacognosy‚ drugs may be classified based on morphology‚ chemical constituents and therapeutic applications (NOT price in the market) Factors that influence secondary constituent: heredity‚ ontogeny‚ environment Chromatography: process based on distribution of mixture between 2 phases General Information Discoverers/Scientists Joseph Caventou & Pelletier Quinine antimalarial Pierre Robiquet Codeine/Narcotine Philip Geiger & Rudolf Brandes Hyoscyamine and
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Allspice‚ also Jamaica pepper‚ sometimes pimento‚ is the unripe berry of the Pimienta dioica tree; which is dried‚ ground‚ and used as a seasoning. Its name comes from its flavor‚ which is reminiscent of many spices‚ including cinnamon‚ cloves‚ and nutmeg‚ with a peppery flavor.It is the primary spice in the Jamaican Jerk Spice blend. Anise is both a vegetable and a spice.As a spice‚ the dried seeds are ground for use. Anise smells somewhat like star anise‚ fennel and liquorice. Anise is a strong
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EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF OVARIECTOMY AND TREATMENT WITH ESTROGEN-REPLACEMENT THERAPY OR SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS (SERM) ON VOIDING FUNCTION AND P2X RECEPTOR EXPRESSION IN THE FEMALE RAT TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Page 6 Abstract Page 6 Study 1 Page 10 Introduction Page 10 Menopause and the overactive bladder Page 10 Estrogens for the treatment of OAB in post menopausal women Page 12 SERM and tamoxifen Page 15
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