Although it is well known that lemons are good for one's health, there are many benefits which are only now being recognized and taken advantage of. Because of its high level of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), for example, lemons have been known to help out against infections and skin diseases like scurvy; they may also be a potent weapon against cancer.

Among the less-well-known health benefits, however, are the following:

1. A remedy against heartburn?

Because of its high acidity, it may come as a surprise that lemons could possibly help out in the area of gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Lemons, however, appear to be good for the digestion, thus helping to relieve many of the symptoms that come with GERD, including indisgetion, bloating, and belching.

2. Relieving hiccups?

Drinking lemon juice may help to treat and help reduce the chances of succumbing to hiccups. The strong sourness of lemons is usually a strong medicine against the involuntary nerve spasms that constitute what we call "hiccups."

3. Dissolving gall, kidney, and pancreatic stones?

Some sources have suggested that lemons may be useful in the fight against stones that develop in the kidneys, gallbladder and the pancreas. Medicine may find this lithotripsy ability useful in the coming years, if this can be further confirmed through clinical studies. Because this remedy carries such low risk factors, however, it may be something people facing these problems may use on a trial basis, preferably by first contacting their physician.

4. Reduction of the phlegm your body produces?

Supposedly because of its natural antiseptic prowess, lemons (which contain, among other things, anti-microbial saponins) may help your body produce less phlegm, possibly by helping to strengthen your immune system.

5. Helping to fade burn scars?

Burns can greatly damage skin cells, often leaving ugly scars behind. By helping to cool and heal damaged skin, however, lemons may reduce the ugliness of said scars.

6. A weight reducer and diuretic?

Much of the weight gain some people experience comes in the form of water retention. Lemons (possibly consumed as lemon juice mixed with warm water and honey) may aid in the fight to keep water retention to a minimum, supposedly by helping the kidneys and the other fluid-management organs to work more efficiently.

7. Strengthening the heart?

Because of its high potassium content, lemons may help to keep the heart healthy and strong. Its cardiovascular benefits may also lie in its ability to keep high blood pressure low.

8. Used as a sedative?

Lemon juice is said to help against dizziness, stress, and depression, ostensibly by helping the body to stay calm and relaxed--especially when consumed in conjunction with other stress-reducing foods (e.g., green tea, honey, yogurt, etc.).

9. Remedy against respiratory problems?

Lemons may help (most probably because of their anti-inflammatory properties) people who suffer from breathing problems such as asthma.

10. An anti-aging supplement?

Lemons may help in the fight against premature aging, most probably because of their anti-oxidant capacity. They can help to prevent and remove wrinkles and blackheads, as well as to keep skin looking healthy, shiny and supple. Among other things, lemons are thought to be able to help the body restore pH balance.

Conclusion

Although for centuries lemons have been known to provide many health benefits, it's only relatively recently that we can to some extent understand why. Simply put, we did not have the technology to pinpoint some of the scientific reasons; what is more interesting, though, is the fact that there may be even more benefits we have yet to identify or discover.Source : Fred Fletcher To know more visit www.yogagurusuneelsingh.com Pic by Rohit Suri

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Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes (among many others) the fruits plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds.

Native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of South America, and the paleotropics of Asia and Africa, 430 different species are classified under Prunus. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for their fruit and for decorative purposes. Prunus fruit are drupes, or stone fruits. The fleshy mesocarp surrounding the endocarp is edible while the endocarp itself forms a hard, inedible shell called the pyrena ("stone" or "pit"). This shell encloses the seed (or "kernel") which is edible in some species (such as sweet almonds) but poisonous in many others (such as apricots). Besides being eaten off the hand, most Prunus fruit are also commonly used in processing, such as jam production, canning, drying, and the seeds for roasting.

Botany

Members of the genus can be deciduous or evergreen. A few species have spiny stems. The leaves are simple, alternate, usually lanceolate, unlobed, and often with nectaries on the leaf stalk along with stipules. The flowers are usually white to pink, sometimes red, with five petals and five sepals. Numerous stamens are present. Flowers are borne singly, or in umbels of two to six or sometimes more on racemes. The fruit is a fleshy drupe (a "prune") with a single relatively large, hard-coated seed (a "stone").

Within the rose family Rosaceae, it was traditionally placed as a subfamily, the Amygdaloideae (incorrectly "Prunoideae"), but was sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae). More recently, Prunus is thought to have evolved from within a much larger clade now called subfamily Amygdaloideae (incorrectly "Spiraeoideae").

Classification

Evolutionary history

The oldest fossils confirmed to belong to Prunus date to the Eocene, and are found across the Northern Hemisphere. Older potential Late Cretaceous records are unconfirmed.[8]

Linnean classification

In 1737, Carl Linnaeus used four genera to include the species of modern Prunus—Amygdalus, Cerasus, Prunus, and Padus—but simplified it to Amygdalus and Prunus in 1758. Since then, the various genera of Linnaeus and others have become subgenera and sections, as all the species clearly are more closely related. Liberty Hyde Bailey said: "The numerous forms grade into each other so imperceptibly and inextricably that the genus cannot be readily broken up into species."

Traditional classification

Historical treatments break the genus into several different genera, but this segregation is not currently widely recognised other than at the subgeneric rank. The ITIS recognises just the single genus Prunus, with an open list of species,[a] all of which are given at List of Prunus species.[b]

One treatment of the subgenera derives from the work of Alfred Rehder in 1940. Rehder hypothesized five subgenera: Amygdalus, Prunus, Cerasus, Padus, and Laurocerasus.[11] To them C. Ingram added Lithocerasus. The six subgenera are described as follows:

Subgenus Amygdalus, almonds and peaches: axillary buds in threes (vegetative bud central, two flower buds to sides); flowers in early spring, sessile or nearly so, not on leafed shoots; fruit with a groove along one side; stone deeply grooved; type species: Prunus dulcis (almond)

Subgenus Prunus, plums and apricots: axillary buds solitary; flowers in early spring stalked, not on leafed shoots; fruit with a groove along one side, stone rough; type species: Prunus domestica (plum)

Subgenus Cerasus, true cherries: axillary buds single; flowers in early spring in corymbs, long-stalked, not on leafed shoots; fruit not grooved, stone smooth; type species: Prunus cerasus (sour cherry)

Subgenus Lithocerasus, bush cherries: axillary buds in threes; flowers in early spring in corymbs, long-stalked, not on leafed shoots; fruit not grooved, stone smooth; type species: Prunus pumila (sand cherry)

Subgenus Padus, bird cherries: axillary buds single; flowers in late spring in racemes on leafy shoots, short-stalked; fruit not grooved, stone smooth; type species: Prunus padus (European bird cherry), now known to be polyphyletic

Subgenus Laurocerasus, cherry laurels: mostly evergreen (all the other subgenera are deciduous); axillary buds single; flowers in early spring in racemes, not on leafed shoots, short-stalked; fruit not grooved, stone smooth; type species: Prunus laurocerasus (European cherry-laurel)

Phylogenetic classification

An extensive phylogenetic study based on different chloroplast and nuclear sequences divides Prunus into three subgenera:

Subg. Padus: In addition to species of Padus (bird cherries), this subgenus also includes species of Maddenia (false bird cherries), Laurocerasus (cherry laurels) and Pygeum.

Subg. Cerasus: This subgenus includes true cherries such as sweet cherry, sour cherry, mahaleb cherry and Japanese flowering cherry.

Subg. Prunus: This subgenus includes the following sections:

Sect. Prunus: Old World plums

Sect. Prunocerasus: New World plums

Sect. Armeniaca: apricots

Sect. Microcerasus: bush cherries

Sect. Amygdalus: almonds

Sect. Persica: peaches

Sect. Emplectocladus: desert almonds

Species

Main article: List of Prunus species

The lists below are incomplete, but include most of the better-known species.

P. africana – African cherry

P. apetala – clove cherry

P. armeniaca – apricot

P. avium – sweet cherry or wild cherry

P. brigantina – Briançon apricot

P. buergeriana – dog cherry

P. campanulata – Taiwan cherry

P. canescens – gray-leaf cherry

P. cerasifera – cherry plum

P. cerasoides – wild Himalayan cherry

P. cerasus – sour cherry

P. ceylanica

P. cocomilia – Italian plum

P. cornuta – Himalayan bird cherry

P. davidiana – David's peach

P. darvasica – Darvaz plum

P. domestica – common plum

P. dulcis – almond

P. fruticosa – European dwarf cherry

P. glandulosa – Chinese bush cherry

P. grayana – Japanese bird cherry

P. incana – willow-leaf cherry

P. incisa – Fuji cherry

P. jacquemontii – Afghan bush cherry

P. japonica – Japanese bush cherry

P. laurocerasus – cherry laurel

P. lusitanica – Portugal laurel

P. maackii – Manchurian cherry

P. mahaleb – Mahaleb cherry

P. mandshurica – Manchurian apricot

P. maximowiczii – Korean cherry

P. mume – Chinese plum

P. nipponica – Japanese alpine cherry

P. padus – bird cherry

P. persica – peach

P. pseudocerasus – Chinese sour cherry

P. prostrata – mountain cherry

P. salicina – Japanese plum

P. sargentii – north Japanese hill cherry

P. scoparia – mountain almond

P. serrula – Tibetan cherry

P. serrulata – Japanese cherry

P. sibirica – Siberian apricot

P. simonii – apricot plum

P. speciosa – Oshima cherry

P. spinosa – blackthorn, sloe

P. ssiori – Hokkaido bird cherry

P. subhirtella – winter-flowering cherry

P. tenella – dwarf Russian almond

P. tomentosa – Nanking cherry

P. triloba – flowering plum

P. turneriana – almondbark

P. ursina – Bear's plum

P. × yedoensis – Yoshino cherry

P. zippeliana – big-leaf cherry (Chinese: 大叶桂樱)

P. alabamensis – Alabama cherry

P. alleghaniensis – Allegheny plum

P. americana – American plum

P. andersonii – desert peach

P. angustifolia – Chickasaw plum

P. brasiliensis

P. buxifolia

P. caroliniana – Carolina laurelcherry

P. cortapico

P. emarginata – bitter cherry

P. eremophila – Mojave Desert plum

P. fasciculata – wild almond

P. fremontii – desert apricot

P. geniculata – scrub plum

P. gentryi

P. gracilis – Oklahoma plum

P. havardii – Havard's plum

P. hortulana – Hortulan plum

P. huantensis

P. ilicifolia – hollyleaf cherry

P. integrifolia

P. maritima – beach plum

P. mexicana – Mexican plum

P. minutiflora – Texas almond

P. murrayana – Murray's plum

P. myrtifolia – West Indies cherry

P. nigra – Canada plum

P. occidentalis – western cherry laurel

P. pensylvanica – pin cherry

P. pleuradenia – Antilles cherry

P. pumila – sand cherry

P. rigida

P. rivularis – creek plum

P. serotina – black cherry

P. subcordata – Klamath plum

P. subcorymbosa

P. texana – peachbush

P. umbellata – flatwoods plum

P. virginiana – chokecherry

The genus Prunus includes the almond, the nectarine and peach, several species of apricots, cherries, and plums, all of which have cultivars developed for commercial fruit and nut production. The almond is not a true nut; the edible part is the seed. Other species are occasionally cultivated or used for their seed and fruit.

A number of species, hybrids, and cultivars are grown as ornamental plants, usually for their profusion of flowers, sometimes for ornamental foliage and shape, and occasionally for their bark.

Because of their considerable value as both food and ornamental plants, many Prunus species have been introduced to parts of the world to which they are not native, some becoming naturalised.

The Tree of 40 Fruit has 40 varieties grafted on to one rootstock.

Species such as blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), are grown for hedging, game cover, and other utilitarian purposes.

The wood of some species (notably black cherry) is prized as a furniture and cabinetry timber, especially in North America.

Many species produce an aromatic gum from wounds in the trunk; this is sometimes used medicinally. Other minor uses include dye production.

Pygeum, a herbal remedy containing extracts from the bark of Prunus africana, is used as to alleviate some of the discomfort caused by inflammation in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Prunus species are food plants for the larvae of many Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths).

Prunus species are included in the Tasmanian Fire Service's list of low flammability plants, indicating that it is suitable for growing within a building protection zone.

Ornamental Prunus

See also: List of Award of Garden Merit flowering cherries

Ornamentals include the group that may be collectively called "flowering cherries" (including sakura, the Japanese flowering cherries).

Toxicity

Many species are cyanogenic; that is, they contain compounds called cyanogenic glucosides, notably amygdalin, which, on hydrolysis, yield hydrogen cyanide. Although the fruits of some may be edible by humans and livestock (in addition to the ubiquitous fructivore of birds), seeds, leaves and other parts may be toxic, some highly so. The plants contain no more than trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide, but on decomposition after crushing and exposure to air or on digestion, poisonous amounts may be generated. The trace amounts may give a characteristic taste ("bitter almond") with increasing bitterness in larger quantities, less tolerable to people than to birds, which habitually feed on specific fruits.

Benefits to human health

People are often encouraged to consume many fruits because they are rich in a variety of nutrients and phytochemicals that are supposedly beneficial to human health. The fruits of Prunus often contain many phytochemicals and antioxidants. These compounds have properties that have been linked to preventing different diseases and disorders. Research suggests that the consumption of these fruits reduces the risk of developing diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and other age-related declines. Many factors can affect the levels of bioactive compounds in the different fruits of the genus Prunus, including the environment, season, processing methods, orchard operations, and postharvest management.

Cherries

Cherries contain many different phenolic compounds and anthocyanins, which are indicators of being rich in antioxidants. Recent research has linked the phenolic compounds of the sweet cherry (Prunus avium) with antitumor properties.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) include superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, and singlet oxygen; they are the byproducts of metabolism. High levels of ROS lead to oxidative stress, which causes damage to lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The oxidative damage results in cell death, which ultimately leads to numerous diseases and disorders. Antioxidants act as a defense mechanism against the oxidative stress. They are used to remove the free radicals in a living system that are generated as ROS. Some of those antioxidants include gutathione S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase. The antioxidants present in cherry extracts act as inhibitors of the free radicals. However, the DNA and proteins can be damaged when an imbalance occurs in the level of free radicals and the antioxidants. When not enough antioxidants are available to remove the free radicals, many diseases can occur, such as cancers, cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson's disease, etc. Recent studies have shown that using natural antioxidants as a supplement in chemotherapy can decrease the amount of oxidative damage. Some of these natural antioxidants include ascorbic acid, tocopherol, and epigallocatechin gallate; they can be found in certain cherry extracts.

Almonds

Similar to cherries, strawberries, and raspberries, almonds are also rich in phenolics. Almonds have a high oxygen radical absorbing capacity (ORAC), which is another indicator of being rich in antioxidants. As stated before, high levels of free radicals are harmful, thus having the capacity to absorb those radicals is greatly beneficial. The bioactive compounds, polyphenols and anthocyanins, found in berries and cherries are also present in almonds. Almonds also contain nonflavonoid and flavonoid compounds, which contribute to their antioxidant properties. Flavonoids are a group of structurally related compounds that are arranged in a specific manner and can be found in all vascular plants on land. They also contribute to the antioxidant properties of almonds. Some of the nonflavonoid compounds present are protocatechuic, vanillic, and p-hydroxybenzoic acids. Flavonoid compounds that can be found in the skin of the almond are flavanols, dihydroflavonols, and flavanones.

Plums

Of all of the different species of stone fruits, plums are the richest in antioxidants and phenolic compounds. The total antioxidant capacity (TAC) varies within each fruit, but in plums, TAC is much higher in the skin than in the flesh of the fruit.

Apricots

Apricots are high in carotenoids, which play a key role in light absorption during development. Carotenoids are the pigments that give the pulp and peel of apricots and other Prunus fruits their yellow and orange colors. Moreover, it is an essential precursor for vitamin A, which is especially important for vision and the immune system in humans. Moreover, these fruits are quite rich in phenolic substances, including catechin, epicatechin, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, and ferulic acid.

Peaches and nectarines

Similar to the plum, peaches and nectarines also have higher TAC in the skin than in the flesh. They also contain moderate levels of carotenoids and ascorbic acid. Peaches and nectarines are orange and yellow in color, which can be attributed to the carotenoids present.

Various Prunus species are winter hosts of the Damson-hop aphid, Phorodon humuli, which is destructive to hops Humulus lupulus just at the time of their maturity, so plum trees should not be grown in the vicinity of hop fields.

Corking is the drying or withering of fruit tissue. In stone fruit, it is often caused by a lack of boron and/or calcium.

Gummosis is a nonspecific condition of stone fruits (peach, nectarine, plum, and cherry) in which gum is exuded and deposited on the bark of trees. Gum is produced in response to any type of wound – insect, mechanical injury, or disease.

Apiosporina morbosa is a major fungal disease in the Northern Americas, with many urban centres running black knot fungus management programs.[38] This disease is best managed by physical removal of knot-bearing branches to prevent spore spread and immediate disposal of infected tissue. Chemical treatment is not largely effective, as trees can easily be re-infected by neighbouring knots.

Laetiporus gilbertsoni (commonly sulfur shelf and chicken of the woods), is a serious cubic brown rot parasite which attacks certain species of decorative red-leaf plum trees in the genus Prunus on the Pacific coast of North America.

The earliest known fossil Prunus specimens are wood, drupe, seed, and a leaf from the middle Eocene of the Princeton Chert of British Columbia, Canada. Using the known age as calibration data, a partial phylogeny of some of the Rosaceae from a number of nucleotide sequences was reconstructed. Prunus and its sister clade Maloideae (apple subfamily) has been suggested to have diverged 44.3 million years ago which is within the Lutetian, or older middle Eocene.[c] Stockey and Wehr report: "The Eocene was a time of rapid evolution and diversification in Angiosperm families such as the Rosaceae ...." The oldest fossil species is Prunus cathybrownae from the Klondike Mountain Formation.

The Princeton finds are among a large number of angiosperm fossils from the Okanagan Highlands dating to the late early and middle Eocene. Crataegus is found at three locations: the McAbee Fossil Beds, British Columbia; the Klondike Mountain Formation around Republic, Washington, and the Allenby Formation around Princeton, British Columbia, while Prunus is found at those locations plus the Coldwater Beds of Quilchena, British Columbia and Chu Chua Formation around Chu Chua, British Columbia. A review of research on the Eocene Okanagan Highlands reported that the Rosaceae were more diverse at higher altitudes. The Okanagan highlands formations date to as early as 52 mya, but the 44.3 mya date[citation needed], which is approximate, depending on assumptions, might still apply. The authors state: "... the McAbee flora records a diverse early middle Eocene angiosperm-dominated forest.": 165 

Etymology

The Online Etymology Dictionary presents the customary derivations of plum and prune from Latin prūnum, the plum fruit. The tree is prūnus; and Pliny uses prūnus silvestris to mean the blackthorn. The word is not native Latin, but is a loan from Greek προῦνον (prounon), which is a variant of προῦμνον (proumnon), origin unknown. The tree is προύμνη (proumnē). Most dictionaries follow Hoffman, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Griechischen, in making some form of the word a loan from a pre-Greek language of Asia Minor, related to Phrygian.

The first use of Prunus as a genus name was by Carl Linnaeus in Hortus Cliffortianus of 1737, which went on to become Species Plantarum. In the latter, Linnaeus attributes the word to "Varr.", who it is assumed must be Marcus Terentius Varro.

Erythrina herbacea, commonly known as Coral Bean, Cherokee Bean, Mamou, Red Cardinal or Cardinal Spear, is a flowering shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico; it has also been reported from parts of Central America and Pakistan.

The bark and leaves of this tree are mainly the parts used in Ayurvedic medicine in the Indian subcontinent, with the juice from the leaves being put into ears to stop earache. The paste made from the tree parts is used for rheumatism and joint pains, and it is also used for wounds as it has antiseptic properties, and for inflammation, including for eye problems. A powder is made to aid digestion, as an aphrodisiac and for erectile dysfunctions. It is also used to get rid of intestinal worms, for blood purification, to regulate menstruation, for infections of the urinary tract such as cystitis, obesity, fevers and externally for skin problems.

Coral Bean, Erythrina herbacea

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We have a number of Astrantias around the garden and as well as being attractive flowers for us to look at, they are also favoured by many insects such as hoverflies and bees.

Astrantia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Central, Eastern and Southern Europe and the Caucasus. There are 8 or 9 species, which have aromatic roots and palmate leaves. The genus name derived from the Latin 'aster' meaning star and this refers to the open star-shaped floral bracts of the plant.

The astrantia has many common garden names including melancholy gentleman, masterwort and Hattie's pincushion.

The stems and rhizomes of the Astrantia can be used for medicinal purposes. They provide an essential oil that can be used as a stomachic. The dried leaves of the plant can be used in herbal medicines as an infusion to help with digestion and help stimulate appetite. (wikipedia)

In rural surroundings.

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This is something that a lot of flies do -the prevailing theory is that exposing their stomach contents to the air aids in digestion.

ODC3: Caught in the Act

These are homemade grapes in alcohol which my mother-in-law serves to spur digestion to new heights...or new depths.... depending!

Atlas d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain.

Bonamy, Broca, "Beau (dessinateur) "

Troisième partie , appareil de la digestion, appareil surrénal, rein.

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Alot of the Little Corellas seemed to be eating small rocks, i am guessing they would have been doing that to aid with digestion.

digestion tank (for rationalists)

#Yogaposture #Seatedtwistyoga #ArdhaMatsyendrasana #spinaltwistpose #Abdominalorgans #Digestionsystem- Stimulates the blood flow to the abdominal organs, Digestion system improved. Abdominal organs working well.

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Atlas d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain.

Bonamy, Broca, "Beau (dessinateur) "

Troisième partie , appareil de la digestion, appareil surrénal, rein.

(Paris G. Masson éditeur)

Atlas d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain.

Bonamy, Broca, "Beau (dessinateur) "

Troisième partie , appareil de la digestion, appareil surrénal, rein.

(Paris G. Masson éditeur)

Was der Löwenzahn in Wirklichkeit ist: Ein Wunderkraut. Löwenzahn regelt die Verdauung, pflegt Leber und Galle, hilft bei Rheuma, löst Nierensteine auf, lässt Pickel und chronische Hautleiden verschwinden und kann als Allround-Stärkungsmittel eingesetzt werden.

What the dandelion is in reality: a miracle herb. Löwenzahn regulates the digestion, cares for liver and bile, helps with rheumatism, releases kidney stones, leaves pimples and chronic skin disorders disappear and can be used as an all-round strength.

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Llorar a chorros, llorar la digestión, llorar el sueño, llorar ante las puertas y los puertos, llorar de amabilidad y de amarillo.

Abrir las canillas, las compuertas del llanto.

Empaparnos el alma, la camiseta.

Inundar las veredas y los paseos y salvarnos, a nado, de nuestro llanto.

Asistir a los cursos de antropología, llorando.

Festejar los cumpleaños familiares, llorando.

Atravesar el África, llorando.

Llorar como un cacuy, como un cocodrilo... si es verdad que los cacuyes y los cocodrilos no dejan nunca de llorar.

Llorarlo todo, pero llorarlo bien.

Llorarlo con la nariz, con las rodillas.

Llorarlo por el ombligo, por la boca.

Llorar de amor, de hastío, de alegría.

Llorar de frac, de flato, de flacura.

Llorar improvisando, de memoria.

¡Llorar todo el insomnio y todo el día!

Oliverio Girondo

“Negro, Você está doente?”

Preguntó Ze al verme vomitar una y otra vez. Habíamos acampado luego de transitar el cuarto día del camino; era nuestra última noche en las montañas y la dispepsia me tenía a mal traer; mucha fiebre y vómitos; mi único deseo era abrigarme, encerrarme en la carpa y dormir muchas horas. Los cuatro mil metros de altura no me afectaron la capacidad aerórbica pero sí, la digestión, todo lo que ingería lo expulsaba.

Después de adentrarme en la tienda, mis compañeros salieron en busca de otra expedición, esta vez, cerca del camping; el objetivo era visitar una galería de hallazgos Inca contiguos a un centro arqueológico. Decidí quedarme a dormir, de lo contrario sería muy difícil emprender camino al otro día.

Al cabo de unos minutos veo el cierre de la carpa entreabierto, me incliné para cerrarlo completamente y observé un resplandor proveniente de las montañas, los rayos del sol se colaban entre los pesados nubarrones, giré mi cabeza para llegar su punto de fuga y de repente, se planta frente a mi esta imagen; probablemente el cuadro natural más puro y conmovedor que haya visto alguna vez.

Saqué decididamente la cámara de la mochila, le monté uno de los lentes, ajusté los controles y disparé. Fueron diez minutos sin fiebre, sin malestar estomacal, sin deficiencias físicas; diez minutos con mi alma en otro lugar; en algún lugar sobre el arco iris.

Atlas d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain.

Bonamy, Broca, "Beau (dessinateur) "

Troisième partie , appareil de la digestion, appareil surrénal, rein.

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Ambas igualmente peligrosas, pero en este caso el araña tuvo las de ganar, y levanta al avispa como un trofeo, mientras se alimenta de ella.

La cola del avispa ya se ve hueca, es que el araña ha inyectado en ella sus enzimas digestivas y luego ha succionado el caldo resultante.

Las arañas, no tienen mandíbulas, solo quelíceros y por ende no pueden devorar ningún alimento sólido. Su técnica alimentaria consiste en inyectar las enzimas que hacen la digestión al interior del animal. Estas actúan como un veneno, ya que literalmente hacen líquido el interior para que el araña pueda beber el caldo nutritivo resultante.

Una de las variantes de la vida, tan diversa, tan creativa, y por sobre todo...tan sorprendente.

English.

Both are equally dangerous, but in this case the spider had the upper hand, and raises the wasp as a trophy, while feeding her.

Shaggy Mane Mushrooms at auto-digestion stage.

The inky substance that drips to the ground contains spores and helps disperse them.

Was der Löwenzahn in Wirklichkeit ist: Ein Wunderkraut. Löwenzahn regelt die Verdauung, pflegt Leber und Galle, hilft bei Rheuma, löst Nierensteine auf, lässt Pickel und chronische Hautleiden verschwinden und kann als Allround-Stärkungsmittel eingesetzt werden.

What the dandelion is in reality: a miracle herb. Löwenzahn regulates the digestion, cares for liver and bile, helps with rheumatism, releases kidney stones, leaves pimples and chronic skin disorders disappear and can be used as an all-round strength.

Illustration for a comparative ecophylogenetic analysis of local myrmecofaunas, based on r/K selection theory and intra / interspecific parabiosis / lestobiosis, particularly focused on allochthonous and invasive species.

[Zelus Fabricius 1803: 82 (IT: 1) spp]

[Ctenolepisma Escherich 1905: 100 (IT: 4) spp]

Some Zelus spp have been investigated for their potential as biocontrol agents in integrated pest management. Zelus is also known for a sticky trap predation strategy, somewhat analogous to Drosera. Sticky resin produced from a leg gland is smeared on hairs to aid in prey capture.

REFERENCES

T.J. Walker 2023: UFBIR, chapter 14, p. 16.

C. Weirauch & al. 2019: Heteroptera phylogeny.

Y.H. Wang & al. 2017: Heteroptera phylogenomics.

G. Zhang & al. 2016: Zelus taxonomic monograph.

J. Zhang & al. 2016: Evolution of the assassin’s arms.

K. Sahayaraj & R. Balasubramanian 2016: Artificial rearing of Reduviidæ for pest management.

J. Zhang & al. 2015: Harpactorinæ and Bactrodinæ phylogeny.

K. Sahayaraj 2014: Reduviidæ and biological control.

P. Dioli 2013: Zelus renardii (Kolenati 1857) new to Italy.

G. Zhang & C. Weirauch 2013: Harpactorini phylogeny.

G. Zhang & C. Weirauch 2013: Harpactorinæ sticky glands.

C. Weirauch & al. 2012: Biological attributes and the potential for dispersal in Zelus renardii and Zelus tetracanthus.

W.S. Hwang & C. Weirauch 2012: Reduviidæ evolution.

C. Weirauch & J.B. Munro 2009: Reduviidæ phylogeny.

C. Weirauch 2008: Reduviidæ cladistic analysis.

R. Cogni & al. 2002: Predation success by Zelus longipes.

J. Cisneros & J.A. Rosenheim 1997: Prey preference in Z. renardii.

A.C. Cohen 1993: Organization of digestion and preliminary characterization of salivary trypsin-like enzymes in Zelus renardii.

His yawns are so deep that you can see all!

Chechi is lying next to him and doesn't care, as long as she is warm and cozy next to him....

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Highly Commended in the 2011 Exhibition

Rowntree's Cocoa Tin, with the inscription 'The Nourishing Food That Aids Digestion.'

Length: 97 mm

Width: 57 mm

Depth: 174 mm

Manufactured by Rowntree & Co Ltd, York, Yorkshire, England, UK, 1914 - 18.

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Después de una buena comida, un brandi favorece la digestión.

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A house fly blowing a bubble with its mouth.

There are a lot of theories for this behaviour (to aid digestion, to cool the body, etc.)

Breve digestión y digresiones.

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Brief digestion and digressions.

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Burgos province is famous in gastronomy for:

Queso de Burgos, a white cheese which is soft and unctuous (because it is made with whey). Although originally made with sheep's milk, now cow's milk or mixtures are more common. Each comarca (rural district) produces a minor variation, and the major dairies produce an industrial product that is acceptable for people with sensitive digestion.

Burgos is blessed with a moderate climate and this fresh cheese was able to be conserved there without the need for curing of more than 10 days. With the improvement of aseptic industrial production processes this can be extended to about 30 days at a cool 6 °C. Its production reaches 35,000 tons annually.

Morcilla de Burgos, a pig's-blood sausage (black pudding), is a staple country food famous across the Iberian peninsula. Spiced with onions and herbs its most noticeable content is rice (often mistaken for fat) which makes it one of the lightest and healthiest products of its kind. Oral tradition says that it must be "salty, smooth and piquant" (see Spanish pages Burgos (desambiguación) (es) for details). As with the Queso de Burgos, several comarcas or towns in the province (Cardeñadijo, Sotopalacios, Aranda de Duero, Briviesca, Covarrubias, Villarcayo, Trespaderne, Miranda de Ebro...) made their own morcillas, with minor variations between them.

Even though Burgos is not on a D.O. wine is a fundamental piece in local gastronomy thanks to nearby wine cellars from Ribera de Duero, Rioja and Arlanza D.O.

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Algunos ciliados son unos voraces consumidores de algas y entre ellos son muy llamativos los que como Nassula o Chilodonella presentan una "faringe" formada por una serie de varillas paralelas como si se tratase de una canasta. Sirviéndose de esta estructura los ciliados succionan agua como si se tratase de una aspiradora y de este modo consiguen su alimento, constituido fundamentalmente por diatomeas. La imagen muestra un ciliado próximo a Chilodonella -del grupo Phyllopharyngea- en cuyo interior se aprecian dos vacuolas, una de ellas, la más pequeña, con una diatomea y la otra, mayor con varias, en pleno proceso de digestión. La fotografía realizada a 400 aumentos y empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia ha sido tomada hoy en una muestra procedente de la fuente de Aguamanares en Murillo de río Leza en La Rioja. También en www.iesbatalladeclavijo.com/tablon/webvidaoculta/index.html y en www.fotolog.com/proyectoagua.

La suerte hizo posible capturar a esta araña en el momento en que, después de inmovilizar y dar muerte a su presa, inicia el proceso de su digestión externa, en el que segrega unas enzimas digestivas que introduce en su vientre para que, una vez éstas hayan actuado sobre el interior de la presa reduciéndolo a líquido, solo le reste absorber sus nutrientes.

Folkloric

- Poultice of fleshy leaves applied to bruises, contusions, etc.

- Elsewhere, decoction used internally for dyspepsia and wasting.

- Used as drops for ophthalmic.

- From Thailand to Malaya, pulped leafy stems or decoction used to stimulate digestion, used to relieve pain ascribed to the heart, congestion of the liver with swollen hands and feet. Leaf paste sometimes applied over the stomach, heart and glandular swellings.

- Also used for hemorrhoids and to regulate menstruation.

- Elsewhere, was once used to prevent conception.

- Roots used for colic and diarrhea.

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To help you with dinner. On the wall.

Girar per boschi porta ad incontri a volte mozzafiato, nel senso letterale: che lasciano senza parole.

Magari si prova anche ad articolare qualcosa con i compagni di viaggio; solo la lenta digestione consente l'assimilazione dell'incontro.

L'iperbole tecnologica a cui siamo venduti consente di catturare e condividere l'immagine, cioè l'anima, di ciò che si vede

A costo di vendermi al 'nemico del genere umano', si sarebbe detto qualche tempo fa, presento qui una radice, probabilmente di faggio.

Non si fatica a scorgere il selvatico scultore all'opera nel rappresentare un corpo umano; e non può non colpire la particolare grazia nel definire i fianchi, l'inguine, il deliquio del corpo abbandonato ai sensi.

La mente si ricollega a sensazioni simili; corre veloce alla chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria, in via XX settembre a Roma, dove ho visto l'estasi di Santa Teresa d'Avila di Bernini, l'opera che l'autore ha definito essere stata 'la più bell'opera che uscisse dalla sua mano'.

Estasi.

Il collegamento mistico del corpo alla gioia.

Per cercar senso va citato il passo dell'autobiografia di Santa Teresa d'Avila nel descrivere la propria:

"Un giorno mi apparve un angelo

bello oltre ogni misura.

Vidi nella sua mano una lunga lancia

alla cui estremità sembrava esserci una punta di fuoco.

Questa parve colpirmi più volte nel cuore,

tanto da penetrare dentro di me.

II dolore era così reale che gemetti più volte ad alta voce,

però era tanto dolce

che non potevo desiderare di esserne liberata.

Nessuna gioia terrena può dare un simile appagamento.

Quando l'angelo estrasse la sua lancia,

rimasi con un grande amore per Dio."

Il paragone con qualcosa di meno prosaico dell'estasi mistica appare chiaro.

E' proprio a questo punto che si differenziano le letture.

Interpretare l'estasi mistica con 'nulla di più' dell'esperienza più o meno diretta dell'atto sessuale è semplicistico e non rende giustizia nè alla (fantastica, andatela a vedere; quella donna 'gode') scultura nè al passo dell'autobiografia.

Allo stesso modo interpretare questo stato della coscienza come qualcosa di più elevato della materialità animale è, a mio avviso, ugualmente fuorviante e ci porta verso le litanie adoranti vuote di contenuto.

Vedo entrambi i piani come il riflesso del Mistero che ci tiene in vita; non importa se si manifesti come selvatica animalità o estatica visione mistica: la radice (!) è la stessa.

Non ci va molto a buttarsi un poco oltre, a disossare queste esperienze dall'elemento tempo ed estrarne un senso che vada oltre al delimitato momento preciso dell'estasi o dell'atto sessuale, per espandersi in continuità per tutto il tempo del nostro vivere ed immergerci nel sacro quotidiano, nel trovare queste esperienze nella forma delle pagnotte, nel sorriso del formaggiaio o nel corpo caro delle persone vicine.

Oppure, in una radice trovata su un sentiero passeggiando con un amico.

This freshly caught fly, who was still furiously struggling, was stuck to the mucilage of the carnivorous sundew flower that will go on to consume it. This tells how it is done:

"Entrapment Mechanism

Glandular tentacles with sticky secretions covering their laminae, characterize the sundews.

The trapping mechanism uses the stalked glands secreting the sweet mucilage that serves the triple function of attracting the insect, ensnaring them and providing the enzymes to aid the digestion process. The sessile glands help to absorb the broken down nutrients.

The sweet secretions of the peduncular glands attract small prey that includes insects. Immediately on contact, the sticky mucilage entraps the prey and prevents its progress or escape. Finally, either exhaustion or asphyxiation causes the death of the prey in about 15 minutes as their spiracles clog on the mucilage.

Digestion

The enzymes protease, phosphatase, peroxidase and esterase, secreted by the plant dissolve the insect and liberate the nutrient soup that the leaf surfaces then absorb to help promote the plant growth."

Llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a chorros. Llorar la digestión, llorar el sueño, llorar ante las puertas y los puertos. Llorar de amabilidad y de amarillo... empaparnos el alma, la camiseta. Inundar las veredas y los paseos... atravezar el África llorando... Llorarlo todo pero llorarlo bien. Llorarlo con las narices y con las rodillas, llorarlo por el hombligo, por la boca... Llorar improvisando, de memoria, de insomnio y todo el día.

Plant-Based Foods Rich in Amino-Acids are one of the Best Foods to Build Muscle

Fortunately, all foods have a little protein, and a great diversity of plant-based foods deliver numerous essential amino acids once supposed to only exist within animal-based foods. Essential amino acids are amino acids that are the building blocks of protein that our body can’t produce by itself. So, if we don’t eat them, we will not get sufficient amount for body’s needs. Believe us - steak, beef, chicken, eggs, pork, and milk are not the solitary sources of essential amino acids. Plants include a lot of them our bodies can use alike.

Below are plant-foods that are great sources of them. Some super-foods, like chia and hemp seeds, have all essential amino acids, making them a complete protein, however keep in mind that all plant-based foods can form complete proteins inside the system when eaten.

Leucine

Some great sources contain: seaweed, pumpkin, peas and pea protein, whole grain rice, sesame seeds, watercress, turnip greens, soy, sunflower seeds, kidney beans, figs, avocados, raisins, dates, apples, blueberries, olives and even bananas.

Isoleucine

Rye, soy, cashews, almonds, oats, lentils, beans, brown rice, cabbage, hemp seeds, chia seeds, spinach, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, cranberries, quinoa, blueberries, apples, and kiwis.

Lysine

Beans (the best), watercress, hemp seeds, chia seeds, spirulina, parsley, avocados, soy protein, almonds, cashews, and some legumes with lentils and chickpeas are 2 of the best.

Methionine

Sunflower seed butter and sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, Brazil nuts, oats, seaweed, wheat, figs, whole grain rice, beans, legumes, onions, cacao, and raisins.

Phenylalanine

Spirulina and other seaweed, pumpkin, beans, rice, avocado, almonds, peanuts, quinoa, figs, raisins, leafy greens, most berries, olives, and seeds.

Threonine

Watercress and spirulina (which surpass meat), pumpkin, leafy greens, hemp seeds, chia seeds, soybeans, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and sunflower butter, almonds, avocados, figs, raisins, quinoa, and wheat . Sprouted grains are exceptional sources of this amino acid as well.

Tryptophan

Oats and oat bran, seaweed, hemp seeds, chia seeds, spinach, watercress, soybeans, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, parsley, beans, beats, asparagus, mushrooms, all lettuces, leafy greens, beans, avocado, figs, winter squash, celery, peppers, carrots, chickpeas, onions, apples, oranges, bananas, quinoa, lentils, and peas.

Valine

Beans, spinach, legumes, broccoli, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, soy, peanuts, whole grains, figs, avocado, apples, sprouted grains and seeds, blueberries, cranberries, oranges, and apricots.

Histidine

Rice, wheat, rye, seaweed, beans, legumes, cantaloupe, hemp seeds, chia seeds, buckwheat, potatoes, cauliflower and corn.

Generally, ingesting a wide range of plant-based foods together with animal-based foods will provide you with all the essential amino acids your body requires for ideal growth, repair, and health. You can even make your own vegan protein bars. No need sometimes to buy those store protein powders.

The Best Amino-Acids Supplements to Build Muscle

There is no doubt that a proper, well-balanced diet and weightlifting can help add muscle to a man’s body. However, the use of supplements becomes necessary when the growth potential needs to be truly maximized. If you are really willing to spend your hard-earned cash to get jacked or pumped, then here are four of the most absolutely critical muscle growth supplements for men.

Supplement #1: Whey Protein Powder

Whey is at the top of the list of muscle growth supplements that men should use because it is most crucial to for boosting proteins synthesis. Whey is a milk protein, containing a high concentration of branched-chain amino acids. The body is able to digest whey quickly and it reaches the muscles rapidly to begin muscle building.

Peptides are also contained in whey as a result of which blood flow to the muscles is increased. This is why the consumption of whey protein immediately after weight training is recommended.

Supplement #2: Casein Protein Powder

Casein is another milk protein and is also one of the can’t-do-without muscle growth supplements for men, despite the fact that its digestion rate is very slow. Casein is actually an excellent pre-bedtime snack because it empties slowly and steady, preventing catabolism while you are asleep. If you want to pack on muscle mass, then casein will make a great snack since it will make you feel less full.

According to research, taking casein post workout can boost muscle protein synthesis. It is even claimed that a greater muscle growth can be achieved by taking a casein and whey protein shake after weight training than taking either protein alone.

Supplement #3: Creatine

Arginine, glycine as well as methionine are the three amino acids that creatine is made of, and there are several reasons why it is one of the crucial muscle growth supplements for men. According to scientific studies, 10 pounds or more of bodyweight can be gained by taking creatine and strength can be dramatically increased.

There are numerous ways in which creatine works. First, the amount of fast energy required by muscles during weight training is increased. The more of this fast energy is available, the more weights you can lift during weight training, as a result of which you will become bigger and stronger more quickly. More water is also drawn into your muscle cells by creatine, as a result of which a stretch is placed on the cell and long-term growth increases because of this.

Supplement #4: Beta-Alanine/Carnosine

Beta-Alanine/Carnosine, which is an amino acid, combines with histidine, another acid, in the body as a result of which carnosine is formed. According to research, the endurance and strength of muscles increases when they have higher levels of carnosine. It seems that the ability of muscle fibers to contract with more force is increased by carnosine, and they are able to it longer without getting fatigued.

According to several studies, taking beta-alanine can also increase muscle strength as well as power. According to another recent study, along with gaining more muscle mass, more body fat can also be lost by taking beta-alanine.

As mentioned, diet and workout are certainly for muscle growth, but the strategy cannot be fully effective without the inclusion of muscle growth supplements. sytropinbooster.com/amino-acids-best-foods-to-build-muscle

05.04.2010

I finally have a new job! Booyah!

Still feeling good about the Bring Your Own Big Wheel race yesterday.

I planted this cat grass along with some catnip for Harley and Thomas.

Submitted to: Monthly Scavenger Hunt - #8. Dreams of Spring