Botanical Name : Butea monosperma English Name : Flame of the forest Hindi Name : Palash, Dhak Sanskrit Name : Palash Scientific name: Butea monosperma, Butea frondosa Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae Common names: Flame of the Forest, Dhak, Palas, Bastard Teak, Parrot Tree, Dhak or Palas (Hindi); Porasum (Tamil) ; Khakda (Gujerati). Other [...]
KnowHow team explains: Sweating is a natural phenomenon that occurs so that our body temperature remains constant. When the heat is on and we perspire, we might feel that all that sweat hardly does any good to us. On the contrary, it does help in reducing our body temperature to a great extent. The hypothalamus [...]
I have a headache.†Everyone — from children, teenagers and adults to the elderly — has said this at some time or the other. The statement may be true, or it may simply be an excuse to avoid an unwelcome conversation, person or venture. After all, the pain is in the “head†(no pun intended) [...]
CHICAGO: A single dose of morphine was found to lower the inhibitions of rats, even after the drug had left their systems, a finding that may help scientists better understand addiction in humans, US researchers said on Wednesday. In rats, the painkiller blocked the brain’s ability to strengthen connections, or synapses, that ratchet down reward [...]
As earthbound beings, humans have always had a fascination with winged creatures of all kinds. The idea of being able to spontaneously lift off from the earth and fly is so compelling to us that we invented airplanes and helicopters and myriad other flying machines in order to provide ourselves with the many gifts of [...]
Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes such as glycation or, temporarily, as the result of prolonged (more than a few minutes) immersion in water. Wrinkling in skin is caused by habitual facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various other factors. Aging wrinkles Treatments and products (including anti-aging creams) [...]
Other Names: French: macis German: Muskatlute Italian: mace, macis Spanish: macÃa Indian: jaffatry, javatri, jawatrie Mace is the aril (the bright red, lacy covering) of the nutmeg seed shell. The mace is removed from the shell and its broken parts are known as blades. The history of mace is closely tied to the history of [...]
WASHINGTON: Men who suffer migraine headaches have a higher risk of heart disease, particularly heart attacks, according to a study published on Monday. The researchers found a 24% increased risk for overall cardiovascular disease in men who experienced migraines compared to those who did not, including a 42% increased risk for heart attacks. The study, [...]
NEW DELHI: Children born to mothers who reached puberty before 11 years of age are five times more likely to be obese as adults. In a first of its kind study, a team from the British Medical Research Council and University of Cambridge have found that children of women whose periods started early grew rapidly [...]
The Wind We can connect ourselves with a basic force of nature by focusing on the essential element of air during a wind meditation. We begin by centering ourselves on our breath. We inhale the life-giving force, feeling it fill us, and then releasing it into the world to let our breath mingle with the [...]
