Botanical Name: Gossypium herbaceum (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Malvaceae
Part Used: Bark of root and of other cultivated species.
Habitat : Asia Minor, and cultivated in U.S.A. and Egypt, India, Mediterranean.
Description:Cotton root and the cotton plant are known as Gossypium herbaceum. Cotton is a member of the mallow or Malvaceae family. The cotton plant is [...]
A hydrocele is an accumulation of clear fluid in the tunica vaginalis, the most internal of
membranes containing a testicle. A primary hydrocele causes a painless enlargement in the scrotum on the affected side and is thought to be due to the defective absorption of fluid secreted between the two layers of the tunica vaginalis [...]
Women who are going through the menopause have a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases such as asthma, researchers say.
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…………………………..Researchers looked at women’s breathing
In a study of more than 1,200 women, those who had not had a period in the past six months had worse lung function and more respiratory symptoms. [...]
Choose Love
Love is often presented as the opposite of fear, but true love is not opposite anything. True love is far more powerful than any negative emotions, as it is the environment in which all things arise. Negative emotions are like sharks swimming in the ocean of love. All things beautiful and fearful, ugly [...]
LSD, aka “acid,” is odorless, colorless, and has a slightly bitter taste and is usually taken by mouth. Often LSD is added to absorbent paper, such as blotter paper, and divided into small, decorated squares, with each square representing one dose.
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Health Hazards
Physical Psychological short-term effects. The effects of LSD are unpredictable. They depend on [...]
Serious skin conditions affect around seven million of people in the UK alone.They can cause significant emotional distress as well as physical discomfort.
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………………………………………….Acne causes unsightly spots
What is it?
Acne is an inflammatory skin condition that causes spots.
Spots result from the build up of dead skin cells and grease that block the pores [...]
For those of you tucking into dark chocolate this Christmas using the excuse it is good for you, think again.
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……….Studies have suggested dark chocolate is good for the heart
A top medical journal said any health claims about plain chocolate may be misleading.
Plain chocolate is naturally rich in flavanols, plant chemicals that are believed [...]
Boredom
The human mind thrives on novelty. What was once a source of pleasure can become tedious after a time. Though our lives are full, boredom lurks around every corner because we innately long for new experiences. Yet boredom by its very nature is passive. In this idle state of mind, we may feel frustrated at [...]
Botanical Name: Agrostemna Githago
Lychnis Githago
Family: N.O. Caryophyllaceae
Synonyms: Corn Pink. Corn Campion. Ray. Nigella. Zizany. Darnel. Tare. Gith. Lychnis.Agrostemma githago - also Corn cockle and Corn-cockle, Githage. Agrostemma. Pseudo-melanthium. Lolium.
Part Used: Seeds.
Description: A well-known Corn weed, with large entire purple petals.
‘An annual herb of the Pink family; one of the Campions. [...]
It is really intriguing that hair, although composed of dead cells, keep growing. The secret of its growth lies in the hidden part of hair that remains under the skin.
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Hair originates from a ring of dividing cells which later die out and contribute to its growth. At the base of the skin layer dermis?there [...]
- Funny scenes relax walls of blood vessels
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Laughter is not just a spontaneous expression to a funny situation, it makes blood vessels work more efficiently, suggest US researchers. A study presented at the meeting of American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida, shows that a hearty laughter has an effect on the lining of blood [...]
Answers from Dr Amit De, consultant gynaecologist and obstretician, Bhagirathi Neotia Women & Child Care Centre:
Cysts in Ovaries:-
I am a 28-year-old woman married for three years. I have been trying to conceive but without success. My doctor has told me that I have polycystic ovaries. Are they cancerous? Will it be impossible [...]
Botanical Name: Duboisia myoporoides
Family: N.O. Solanaceae
Scientific Name(s): Duboisia myoporoides
Common Name(s): Corkwood tree , pituri
Synonym: Duboisia.
Part Used: Leaves.
Habitat: New South Wales and Queensland, Australia; New Caledonia.
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Description: A tall glabrous shrub or small tree, flowers, axillary clusters, white with two-lipped calyx; corolla, funnel-shaped; limb, five parted; five stamens [...]
Grumps
When we’re in a good mood, we shine like the sun. But if we find ourselves in the presence of a person, or people, in a grumpy mood, it can feel like a dark cloud approaching to dim our radiance and block our positive way of seeing the world. We can remind ourselves that [...]
People in their 30s and 40s are worse than those in their 20s at sticking to their drinking limits, a poll has suggested.
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…………………………The body becomes less able to deal with alcohol with age
A survey by YouGov found almost half of 30 to 50-year-olds confessed to drinking too much at times.
Once past [...]
Gas bubbles that form in a liquid, including the vapour bubbles that form as water boils, require tiny flaws (lack of homogeneity) to seed them. A baby bubble then adds other pockets of gas and grows, and once it has expanded to a certain size, it tears off and starts to rise.
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In case of [...]
Genetically modified food is absolutely safe for health, says Jane E. Brody
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Vegetable colours: Farmers protest in favour of bio-engineered food plants. AFP
Almost everywhere food is sold these days, you are likely to find products claiming to contain no genetically modified substances. But unless you are buying wild mushrooms, game, berries or fish, [...]
A technique called saline irrigation can help people with chronic nasal and sinus conditions.
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Researchers tested saline sprays (which squirt saline solution into the nostrils) against saline irrigation, a more rigorous nasal cleaning process. Patients using saline irrigation were much less stuffy and congested than those treated with saline spray.
Saline irrigation probably works by thinning mucus, [...]
LONDON: A new study in mice has shown that getting rid of an enzyme called c-Kit increases pain tolerance.
Gary Lewin and colleagues at the Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, Germany, said that the new finding could lead to the development of a new class of painkillers that work by blocking the enzyme.
The [...]
Botanical Name: Carya illinoinensis
Family: Juglandaceae
Other Names:Illinoensis,it is a species of hickory,
Habitat : Native to south-central North America, in the United States from southern Iowa, Illinois and Indiana east to western Kentucky and western Tennessee, south through Oklahoma, Arkansas, to Texas, [...]
