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¿Si las redes sociales encarnan la huella del objeto actual, es el actual desencanto el desencanto de las redes sociales?
Un paisaje iconográfico como una reunión de ex-compañeros en presente continuo. ¿Qué le cuento a aquel que no conozco? ¿Qué comparto? ¿Para qué?
¿Pasa el reciclaje del encanto por la necesidad de no dejar huella o de dejar una otra huella aunque no sea la de nuestros zapatos?
Entre la inmediatez y el vértigo, el hastío y la redundancia, ¿ocupan tal vez las redes sociales una grieta de identidades que claman por ser, por ser algo, aunque más no sea una efemérides preocupantemente menos vacía? ¿Es la escandalosa carencia de memoria y de pasado una huída hacia el futuro? ¿Qué futuro? ¿El de los eventos que un software nos recuerda cada vez que iniciamos sesión, sin criterio ni jerarquías, en este club de amigos sin DNI ni ADN?
Nuestra ansia por la sonrisa y desesperación por el masaje ¿son una terapia de todo-a-cien, una ilusión fellinesca que se empeña en clamar por el megáfono: sí, tú también puedes ser protagonista?
¿Pueden nuestros reclamos reinvindicarse con la política del “Me gusta”? ¿Hasta dónde es válido lo que se valida?
¿Es la ilusión democratizadora del poder del ratón, o del mouse ya que estamos, un plato apetitoso en las fauces de los omnipresentes ingenieros de márketing?
¿Qué hay detrás, sobre, entre el ejercicio narcisista de publicar, publicar lo que sea? ¿Es el medio una alternativa?
Tomárselo con calma, como si fuera una bebida espirituosa, un sedante o una caja de Pandora que pide ser reencantada para seguir con el juego.
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If social networks embody the trace of the current object, is the current disenchantment the disenchantment of social networks?
An iconographic landscape as an ex-classmate meet-up in present continuous. What do I tell those I don’t know? What do I share? What for?
Does the recycling of enchantment go through the need to not leave a trace or to leave some other trace even if it’s not that of our own shoes?
Between immediacy and vertigo, weariness and redundancy, do social networks perhaps fill a crack of identities claiming to be, to be something, even if it’s just an ephemeris worryingly less empty? Is the scandalous lack of memory and past an escape towards the future? What future? That of the events some software reminds us of each time we log in, without criteria or hierarchies, in this club of friends without ID or DNA?
Our craving for the smile and despair for massage, are they a dollar-store therapy, a fellinian illusion that insists in claiming on the megaphone: yes, you can also play the leading role?Can our demands be claimed with the “I like” policy? To what extent what’s validated is valid?The democratizing illusion of the power of the mouse, is it a mouthwatering dish on the jaws of the ubiquitous marketing engineers?
What’s behind, on, within the narcissist exercise to publish, publish whatever? Are the means an alternative?
Take it slowly, as if it was a spirituous drink, a sedative or a Pandora’s box asking to be reenchanted to keep up with the game.
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Les réseaux sociaux assimilent leurs acteurs, mais le désenchantement social engendre-t-il pour autant le désenchantement des réseaux sociaux ?
Tel des paysages iconographiques d’ex-camarades de classes qui se retrouvent désormais non-stop. Qu’y dire à ceux qu’on ne connait pas ? Qu’y partager ? Qu’y faire ?
Recycler l’enchantement passe-t-il par la nécessité de ne pas laisser de trace, ou de laisser d’autres traces qui ne seraient pas celles de nos propres pas ?
Entre l’immédiateté et le vertige, entre la fatigue et la redondance, les réseaux sociaux ne viennent-ils pas colmater les fissures d’identités auto-proclamées singulières, quand ce ne sont que d’affligeantes éphémérides moins vide ?
L’absence scandaleuse de mémoire et de passé est-elle une fuite en avant vers le futur ? Et quel futur ? Est-ce celui jalonné des événements que des logiciels nous annoncent à chaque login, sans critère ni hiérarchie, au sein de ces club d’amis sans identité ni ADN ?
Notre désir insatiable de sourire et notre besoin désespéré de message, sont-ils des thérapies de dollar-stores ? Une illusion felliniènne beuglant dans un mégaphone: “Oui, vous pouvez vous aussi jouer les premiers rôles ?
”Comment revendiquer une politique du “moi aussi” ? Ce qui est valable est-il vrai ? L’illusion démocratique du pouvoir de la souris, souris que nous sommes, n’est-elle qu’un plat savoureux dans la gueule des ingénieurs omnipotents du marketing ?
Que se cache-t-il derrière, ou sur, ou sous cet exercice narcissique de la publication ? En quoi cette médiatisation est-elle alternative ?
Pour peu que vous désiriez vous émerveiller de rester dans le jeu, allez-y tout doux ; comme d’un spiritueux, d’un sédatif ou d’une boîte de Pandore.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011.
..Our unobedient two fingers start rocking with western music.
..Our lascivious eyes scan the truthful hips of Shakira...
...While Tagore's song start having sedative effect on our rusted souls.
The enormous task of instilling the spirit of Bangla inside these mislead hearts is still unfinished.
সবাইকে ১৪১৮ বাংলা নববর্ষের শুভেচ্ছা!
‘Wolverton’ home built 1903 on the Semaphore Esplanade – LeFevre Community Hospital from 1950.
This converted home, extended in size, has served the community since 1906.
Percy Woolls, who built the hospital’s building as a home he called ‘Wolverton., had suffered tragedy when his wife of six months, “Taddie” (Francis Mary Annie) Paqualin, died, aged 19, in 1897 at Semaphore.
Woolls bought the sandhills site on the Esplanade, Semaphore, for “Wolverton” in 1903 and had the house built but only lived in it for three months before returning to Sydney.
Nursing sister Margaret Nisbett paid half of the original cost as the only bidder for it in an auction in 1906. She converted it into Wolverton Rest Home hospital. Eighteen years later, another nurse, Sister E. Parks, took over and converted it into the Wolverton Private Hospital.
In 1949, the western suburbs community lost the hospital’s 11-bed maternity section due to a staff shortage.
Semaphore member of parliament Harold Tapping was involved in discussions about the community buying the hospital for £20,000. Tapping led a deputation to health minister Lyell McEwin that successfully gained the government’s agreement to cover half the cost. The hospital’s community committee quickly raised the other £10,000, with large Port Adelaide companies such as ICI and Adelaide Cement Company contributing.
LeFevre Community Hospital was born.
Community control from 1950 of the LeFevre hospital and its maternity wing came with complaints that “these same people who helped buy this hospital have to pay between £10-£12 per week for a bed, plus the usual hospital charges for the theatre and sedatives etc, then on top of that the doctor's bill. Twenty-five to thirty guineas is the average hospital charge for two weeks. Admission to the hospital is limited to those who are patients of one of a group of local doctors.”
The LeFevre community hospital board pressed on to solve the staff problem and secured a seven-roomed stone house at Derby Street, Semaphore, for use as nurses’ quarters.
Following a medical incident in 1989 the hospital was placed in liquidation, then sold and closed in 1995. It now serves as a residential care centre.
Ref: ADELAIDE AZ
Le thalidomide est un médicament utilisé durant les années 1950 et 1960 comme sédatif et anti-nauséeux, notamment chez les femmes enceintes. Or, on découvrit qu'il provoquait de graves malformations congénitales.
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If Alison Lapper was born thus, it is because her mother absorbed during the first three months of her pregnancy, a drug called thalidomide.
Thalidomide is a drug used in the 1950s and 1960s as a sedative and anti-nausea, especially in pregnant women. However, it was discovered that it caused severe birth defects.
Though I have much better photos of red Baneberry berries, I need to add one that was actually taken at the Dover's home, to add to their album. These berries may have been damaged by the torrential rain and hail that we experienced for two days very recently. Other clusters of berries I saw that day were in even worse shape. When the berries are green to start off with, you never know if they will turn bright red or white. We also saw white berries on some of the plants on this visit.
"All parts of the plant are poisonous. However, accidental poisoning is not likely since the berries are extremely bitter. The berries are the most toxic part of the plant. A healthy adult will experience poisoning from as few as six berries. Ingestion of the berries causes nausea, dizziness, increased pulse and severe gastrointestinal discomfort. The toxins can also have an immediate sedative effect on the cardiac muscle tissue possibly leading to cardiac arrest if introduced into the bloodstream. As few as two berries may be fatal to a child. All parts of the plant contain an irritant oil that is most concentrated within the roots and berries." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actaea_rubra
On 7 August 2015, four of us were extremely fortunate to have the chance to visit the home and highly varied topographic 62-acre property belonging to Frances and David Dover. We felt honoured and privileged to meet and spend time with Frances and David, and also their daughter Carolyn and her husband Clair. A delightful family who welcomed us so warmly into their home and land.
This acreage of grassland, forest, rolling hills - and special gardens - is not far from Millarville, SW of Calgary. In fact, it's in an area that I often drive through when I only have time for, or only feel like doing, a short drive. Amazing what little gems exist out there.
This is not just a beautiful property, but is very special for various reasons. For one thing, read any history of Alberta and you will find the Dover family, including David's mother, Mary Dover. Second, among the trees and open "lawns", there are Peony flower beds, containing 100-150 heritage Peonies, each one different, that have now multiplied to more than 300 plants. Unfortunately, they bloomed a couple of weeks early this year, and all the flowers had gone to seed. Another open area had a different kind of ground cover - Thyme, which smelled wonderful. If I remember correctly, this was the open space where the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra performed on one occasion!
There are two large ponds on the property and another smaller area of water that they hope to turn into a Japanese Garden. There is a total of seven wetland basins, including these. It was while walking around the Japanese Garden that a large brown 'shape' could just be seen through the dense trees - a handsome Moose buck. I will look properly at the four or so photos I just managed to get and will slip one of them into my photostream sometime soon, just for the record, definitely not for the photo quality : ) This was also where a Great Horned Owl was seen flying through the trees by some of us (not me, ha!).
There are grassy paths winding through the acreage, up and down hill, that take David seven hours to mow. They are not pristine, velvety paths, but instead, they seem to take nothing away from the wildness of the whole area. One of the animals that have passed through is the Cougar. In fact, several years ago, I saw a video taken on a nearby (or adjacent?) property, where a 'kill' and night-time camera had been set up and a total of six different Cougar individuals were seen!
Even the Dover's home is unique and beautiful. It is completely built of concrete (and glass) - floors, walls, ceilings, roof, deck, and so on. A Hummingbird feeder and regular bird feeders, set up on the patio, attract a variety of birds. We sat on the patio after our walk to eat our packed lunches - and to enjoy a delicious Orange Pound Cake that Frances had made for us, along with refreshing Iced Tea - thank you so much for this, Frances! Yesterday, while I was waiting for one of three tiny Calliope Hummingbirds to come back, I was lucky enough to see a little Mountain Chickadee, along with many Pine Siskins. We could also hear a Red-tailed Hawk in the area. Saw a total of 22 bird species.
There is just so much I could write about this visit and family. Instead, or for now, I will add several links to more information on the Internet. This was a memorable day for us. Thank you so much, Frances and David, Carolyn and Clair, for being so kind and welcoming us into your home and gardens.
books.google.ca/books?id=Tr36Tq_gadcC&pg=PA290&lp...
www.westernwheel.com/article/20110727/WHE06/307279983/-1/...
David's mother, Mary Dover (her father was A. E. Cross), was "a dynamic and distinguished Calgarian, particularly known for her work with the military during World War II." As well as being an army officer, and an alderman, she was also a preservationist. See the following link.
www.albertachampions.org/champions-mary_dover.htm#.VcY1KP...
ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesMainResults.aspx?XC=/searc...
glencoe.org/documents/10184/637479/The-History-of-Elbow-P... page 44-45
www.meisterdrucke.us/fine-art-prints/Panacre-Bessa/118605...
Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum
(Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum, pub. 1836. )
Panacre Bessa (1772-1846)
“In 1889, the active chemical in the mandrake plant was isolated and identified as mandragorine, later confirmed as a mix of alkaloids. The alkaloids are a family of potent chemicals, still widely used in pharmaceuticals and responsible for the hallucinogenic and sedative (and toxic) effects of many other plants, including deadly nightshade. Once chemists could create these substances in the laboratory, they no longer needed to identify plants or prepare drugs from source, and plant lore became redundant. Stripped of the enchanting imagery and mythology found in herbals, references to the mandrake in 19th-century pharmacopoeias were sadly diminished. The mandrake may have become just another botanical specimen, but its mystic past still holds an intoxicating allure.”
A graviola (Annona muricata) é uma planta originária das Antilhas, onde se encontra em estado silvestre.
Nos Andes do Peru, a folha é tradicionalmente usada como chá no tratamento de catarro excessivo. As sementes tem ação anti parasitaria, as raízes e as folhas eram utilizadas para diabetes; no Brasil, tornou-se subespontânea na Amazônia. Prefere climas úmidos e baixa altitude.
A gravioleira é uma árvore de pequeno porte (atinge de 4 a 6 metros de altura) e encontrada em quase todas as florestas tropicais, com folhas verdes brilhantes e flores amareladas, grandes e isoladas, que nascem no tronco e nos ramos. Os frutos têm forma ovalada, casca verde-pálida, são grandes, chegando a pesar entre 750 gramas a 8 quilogramas e dando o ano todo.
Contém muitas espinhas, vermelhas, envolvidas por uma polpa branca, de sabor agridoce, muito delicado e considerados por muitos que o comeram semelhante ao fruto abóbora (ou jerimum, no nordeste do Brasil). Estão a realizar-se estudos para saber se a graviola cura ou não o cancro (ou câncer, em português do Brasil).
O óleo de graviola oferece muitas propriedades na qual inclui bactericida, adstringentes, hipotensor e sedativo para citar alguns. Seus usos tradicionais são para tratar a asma, calafrios, febre, conduto, pressão alta, insônia, nervosismo, reumatismo e doenças de pele. Usá-lo em cremes, loções e bálsamos para aliviar a coceira de pele seca e para eczema e sintomas de psoríase. A semente tem alto valor de magnésio e potássio em relação a polpa da fruta.
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Soursop fruit (Annona muricata) is a plant native to the Antilles, where it is found in the wild.
In the Peruvian Andes, leaf is traditionally used as a tea in the treatment of excessive phlegm. The seeds have antiparasitic action, roots and leaves were used for diabetes; in Brazil, became subspontaneous in the Amazon. Prefers humid climates and low altitude.
The soursop is a small tree (reaches 4 to 6 meters high) and found in almost all tropical forests, with bright green leaves and yellowish flowers, large and isolated, that are born in the trunk and in the branches. The fruits are oval shaped, pale green bark, are large, reaching between 750 grams to 8 kilograms and giving the whole year.
It contains many red spines, surrounded by a white pulp, bittersweet in taste, very delicate and considered by many who ate it similar to the pumpkin fruit (or jerimum, in northeastern Brazil). Studies are being carried out to determine whether or not graviola cures cancer (or cancer, in Brazilian Portuguese).
Graviola oil offers many properties in which it includes bactericidal, astringent, hypotensive and sedative to name a few. Its traditional uses are to treat asthma, chills, fever, flue, high blood pressure, insomnia, nervousness, rheumatism and skin diseases. Use it on creams, lotions and balms to relieve itchy dry skin and for eczema and psoriasis symptoms. The seed has a high value of magnesium and potassium in relation to fruit pulp.
British postcard by Film Weekly. Photo: M.G.M. Marion Davies and J. Farrell MacDonald in the Pre-Code movie Peg O'My Heart (Robert Z. Leonard, MGM 1933). Marion Davies stars as a poor Irish girl who stands to inherit a fortune if she satisfies certain conditions. She is taken away from her father (MacDonald) and brought to the posh estate of her late grandfather. Within three years she has to learn to become a lady.
Plot by Tony Fontana on IMDB: "Peg (Davies) and her father Pat (MacDonald) live a simple life in an Irish fishing village. One day Sir Gerald (Onslow Stevens) arrives at the village to tell Pat that Peg is heir to estate of her grandfather, who hated Pat. The upshot of the will is that she must go to England for 3 years to learn to be a lady and that Pat can never see her again. Pat does not tell Peg about his part of the will and sends her to live with Mrs. Chichester (Irene Browne) for her education. Peg soon finds that Alaric (Tyrell Davis) needs to marry her, but she wants Gerald who is engaged to Ethyl Chichester (Juliette Compton) who wants Brent (Alan Mowbray) whose wife (Doris Loyd) will not divorce him."
The film was based on the eponymous play by J. Hartley Manners. Director Robert Z. Leonard, a renown director from the the silent era, was uncredited. According to IMDB, the film was a solid success and Davies' partner William Randolph Hearst's favorite film with her. She earned an Oscar nomination for her performance, he stated. The original play opened in New York on 20 December 1912 at the Cort Theater starring Laurette Taylor as Peg and ran for 603 performances. There was an early silent version of the play produced by Famous Players-Lasky Corp. in 1919, but it was never released theatrically because of legal disputes with the author, J. Hartley Manners. It was directed by William C. de Mille and starred Olga Printzlau. The title song, written already in 1913 for the stage version, was an evergreen, which also became the opening theme for the British mini series The Singing Detective (1986). Marion Davies herself sang the song Sweetheart, Darlin' in the 1933 film. Her real life stutter was incorporated in the film's character she played.
Marion Davies (1897-1961) was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era. She starred in nearly four dozen films between 1917 and 1937.
Marion Davies was born Marion Cecelia Douras in the borough of Brooklyn, New York in 1897. She had been bitten by the show biz bug early as she watched her sisters perform in local stage productions. She wanted to do the same. As Marion got older, she tried out for various school plays and did fairly well. Once her formal education had ended, Marion began her career as a chorus girl in New York City, first in the Pony Follies and eventually in the famous Ziegfeld Follies. Her stage name came when she and her family passed the Davies Insurance Building. One of her sisters called out "Davies!!! That shall be my stage name," and the whole family took on that name. Marion wanted more than to dance. Acting, to her, was the epitome of show business and she aimed her sights in that direction. She met newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and went to live with him at his San Simeon castle. They stayed together for over 30 years, while Hearst’s wife Millicent resided in New York. Millicent would not grant him a divorce so that he could marry Davies. San Simeon is a spectacular and elaborate mansion, which now stands as a California landmark. At San Simeon, the couple threw elaborate parties, which were frequented by all of the top names in Hollywood and other celebrities including the mayor of New York City, President Calvin Coolidge and Charles Lindbergh.
When she was 20, Marion made her first film, Runaway Romany (George W. Lederer, 1917). Written by Marion and directed by her brother-in-law, the film wasn't exactly a box-office smash, but for Marion, it was a start and a stepping stone to bigger things. The following year Marion starred in The Burden of Proof (John G. Adolfi, Julius Steger, 1918) and Cecilia of the Pink Roses (Julius Steger, 1918). The latter film was backed by newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, with whom Marion would continue a long-term romantic relationship for the next 30 years. Because of Hearst's newspaper empire, Marion would be promoted as no actress before her. She appeared in numerous films over the next few years, including the superior comedy Getting Mary Married (Allan Dwan, 1919) with Norman Kerry, the suspenseful The Cinema Murder (George D. Baker, 1919) and the drama The Restless Sex (Leon D'Usseau, Robert Z. Leonard, 1920) with Carlyle Blackwell.
In 1922, Marion Davies appeared as Mary Tudor in the historical romantic epic, When Knighthood Was in Flower (Robert G. Vignola, 1922). It was a film into which Hearst poured millions of dollars as a showcase for her. Although Marion didn't normally appear in period pieces, she turned in a wonderful performance and the film became a box office hit. Marion remained busy, one of the staples in movie houses around the country. Despite the dramas, Davies proved to be much better as a first class comedienne. Her best films were indeed the comedies The Patsy (1928) also with Marie Dressler, and Show People (1929) with William Haines, both directed by King Vidor, and successfully re-staged in recent years at international festivals such as Le Giornate del Cinema Muto and Cinema Ritrovato.
At the end of the twenties, it was obvious that sound films were about to replace the silent films. Marion was nervous because she had a stutter, so she became excited and worried she wouldn't make a successful transition to the new medium. In the end, she was a true professional who had no problem with the change and some films even integrated her stutter, such as Peg O'My Heart (Robert Z. Leonard, 1933). In 1930, two of her better films were Not So Dumb (King Vidor, 1930) and The Florodora Girl (Harry Beaumont, 1930), with Lawrence Gray. By the early 1930s, Marion started to lose her box office appeal and a downward slide began. Hearst tried to push MGM executives to hire Marion for the role of Elizabeth Barrett in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (Sidney Franklin, 1934). Louis B. Mayer had other ideas and hired producer Irving Thalberg's wife Norma Shearer instead. Hearst reacted by pulling his newspaper support for MGM without much impact. By the late 1930s Hearst was suffering financial reversals and it was Marion who bailed him out by selling off $1 million of her jewelry. Hearst's financial problems also spelled the end to her career. Although she had made the transition to sound, other stars fared better and her roles became fewer and further between. In 1937, a 40 year old Marion filmed her last movie, Ever Since Eve (Lloyd Bacon, 1937) with Robert Montgomery. Out of films and with the intense pressures of her relationship with Hearst, Marion turned more and more to alcohol. Despite those problems, Marion was a very sharp and savvy business woman. When Hearst lay dying in 1951 at age 88, Davies was given a sedative by his lawyer. When she awoke several hours later, she discovered that Hearst had passed away and that his associates had removed his body as well as all his belongings and any trace that he had lived there with her. His family had a big formal funeral for him in San Francisco, from which she was banned. Later, Marion married for the first time at the age of 54, to Horace Brown. The union would last until she died of cancer in 1961 in Los Angeles, California. She was 64 years old. Upon Marion’s niece Patricia Van Cleve Lake's death, it was revealed she had been the love child of Davies and Hearst. The love affair of Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst was mirrored in the films Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941), RKO 281 (Benjamin Ross, 1999), and The Cat's Meow (Peter Bogdanovich, 2001). In Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's second wife (played by Dorothy Comingore—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom Hearst's patronage did more harm than good.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
O animal está sedado, apesar de ser ainda filhote e ter paralisia das patas traseiras, quando desperto é bastante agressivo.
Ele está sob guarda do IBAMA após ter sido apreendido em um criadouro clandestino
A baby "jaguatirica" captured by the Federal Authorities (IBAMA) in an ilegal Zoo. It's under sedatives because even being a baby with severe palsy, it's very agressive.
EOS 30D/EF 28-105 USM
ISO 1600, natural light.
Folkloric
· In the Philippines, a decoction of the inner bark or fresh cambium and leaves is used to treat diarrhea.
· Acute bacillary dysentery, enteritis, diarrhea: use 15 to 30 gms dried material in decoction.
· Also for colds, sore throat, headache.
· A decoction of the inner bark or fresh cambium and leaves is used to treat diarrhea.
· Anaphylactic dermatitis, eczema, skin pruritus: use decoction of fresh material and apply as external wash.
· Latex used as gum arabic for gluing.
· Seeds chewed for sore throat; inner bark decoction and fresh leaves used for colds and diarrhea.
· In Pakistan infusion of leaves used as laxative. Decoction of inner bark used for diarrhea, colds, and intestinal ailments.
· In Jamaica leaf infusion used for treating blood pressure.
· In Tropical Africa seeds are chewed for treating gum and throat inflammations.
· In Venezuela rain tree is a traditional remedy for colds, diarrhea, headache, intestinal ailments and stomach ache.
· Root decoction used in hot baths for stomach cancer.
· In the West Indies, the leaf infusion is used as a laxative and seeds chewed for sore throat.
· The alcoholic extract of leaves used for tuberculosis.
· In Columbia, the fruit decoction is used as a sedative
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I was bicycling past Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, the recently opened hospital in my neighbourhood which specializes in the treatment of complex medical conditions. (See www.bridgepointhealth.ca/aboutus) It was previously known as Riverdale Hospital and specialized in chronic care. I had my camera with me and had an eye out for potential Strangers I might meet and get to know.
It was a very bright, sunny mid-July day and the sun was at its peak. This Stranger was sitting in a wheelchair with a name tag hanging from it, in front of the modern building which (interestingly enough) stands next to the Don Jail on one side and Riverdale Park on the other. Using the weather as my point of entry, I circled back, rode up to him, and said I hoped he wasn’t getting too much sun because my brother in Chicago had just emailed me that this day of the year carried a very high UV index and caution was advised regarding exposure. He thanked me for my concern but said he seems less vulnerable to sun exposure than most people but that he always exercises caution and knows when to go in. Something about his direct, assertive response told me that he was a confident man but not closed to social contact with a stranger.
Meet John. Our handshake was the beginning of a 45 minute conversation conducted in front of the hospital with John sitting in his wheelchair on the sidewalk and me sitting on my bicycle, standing at the curb. From sun exposure, we discussed the fire which had taken place in the early hours of the day in nearby Chinatown (a fruit and vegetable store was consumed but there were no deaths).
I asked John if this was his current address “for the time-being” and gestured to the looming, modern hospital building. He said “Yes, unfortunately, but I hope to be leaving in another week or two.” He went on to explain that he’d had a hip replacement operation from which he was recovering. One thing led to another and he explained that after a lifetime of good health (he is now 60) he has been beset by some unanticipated health challenges in the last couple of years. He has had some as yet unexplained episodes of “blanking out” for long enough to collapse and one such episode saw him fall on a downtown street a couple of weeks ago, landing on the streetcar tracks. Being a stubborn person (a quality I could tell he was proud of) he returned home, only to be in so much pain the next day that he had to call for an ambulance and go to his local hospital where he was quickly diagnosed with a fractured hip which would require surgery which turned out to involve a hip replacement. We reflected on Canada’s medical system which, although it is sometimes criticized for long wait periods etc., generally provides top-notch health care, the cost of which is covered through taxes. He told the story of having been given a sedative prior to surgery and asking “Who are you?” to a 70 year-old man who had briskly entered the room. “I’m Dr. W. I’m the one who’s going to fix you. Just relax and go to sleep.” John went on to tell me “I didn’t understand most of the words those doctors used but I sure understood that and it was exactly what I wanted to hear, going into surgery!” John later learned that Dr. W. is a world leader in hip replacement surgery. “I guess I lucked out.”
A couple of themes stood out from our interesting mid-day conversation. John made an observation that my wife and I have made on numerous occasions: That often people who have the most to complain about do the least complaining (and vice-versa). He cited as an example his roommate at the hospital who has spent half of his life in hospitals “due to having been dealt a bad hand of cards.” “But in the time we’ve been roommates here, do you think he’s complained? Not once. He’s friendly and optimistic every day and very pleasant company.”
The other main theme of our conversation was work. I learned that John has always been a salesman and has spent more than 30 years selling cars – mostly high-end cars including BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Acura. His doctor discouraged him from working for health reasons two years ago and he really misses it. “I just love selling.” He said he is a “people person” and is good at reading people – understanding their needs and what makes them tick. This made him a good salesman. He share his philosophy that if you understand a customer’s needs, give them the information they need, then back off and let them make their own decision, it’s far better than to push them into buying. His belief is that a customer who feels they’ve been dealt with respectfully may tell ten friends about their experience – but a customer who is unhappy with their consumer experience will tell a hundred. We shared a laugh over the irony that he was always provided with luxury cars as a “perk” of his employment but “I never really liked to drive all that much.”
We talked about cars and were interrupted a couple of times by other hospital patients asking him for a cigarette or a light. “My only vice” he said, pointing to his cigarettes. He responded to each request with friendly generosity. At one point another patient pointed to his cigarette and John said “Sure” and gave him one. He then said “See? That’s what I was talking about. That man’s had a stroke and hasn’t spoken a word since I came here. I don’t even know if he can understand English, but he’s always friendly and greets me with a smile and a nod.”
When John asked what I was doing in retirement I told him about my photography and he said I was lucky to have such an interest. “Too many people are bored in retirement and just watch tv.” I explained the 100 Strangers project and asked if he’d like to participate and he said he’d be glad to. As mentioned, the light was strong but I thought I would experiment with backlighting and he moved his wheelchair just under the overhang of the Admitting entrance where I broke out my home-made reflector, now covered with aluminium foil. I wasn’t pleased with the results and we moved further under the overhang and stopped using the reflector which was producing an overly-bright, harsh reflected light. Next was a problem with reflections on his glasses which I proceeded to coax him to remove for a few photos. These were the most successful photos but I will include examples of the others in the comment section below.
I thanked John for an enjoyable chat and explained I had to get home and prepare to attend a friend’s wedding. I offered to drop off a print for John as a thank you and he said “Well, you know where to find me – at least for the next week or so. I spend as much time outside as I can; partly so I can smoke but also because I hate hospitals.”
Thank you John for participating in 100 Strangers. You are now Stranger #107/200 in Round 2 of my project. I hope you recover quickly and that you get your wish of having your medical problems solved and being able to return to the sales floor where you belong.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers in our 100 Strangers-Group at www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
To browse Round 1 of my 100 Strangers project click here: www.flickr.com/photos/jeffcbowen/sets/72157633145986224/
Follow-up note: Since the hospital is a short distance from my home, I pass by fairly often and continued to keep in touch with John who was usually in his wheelchair in front of the building (avoiding as much as he could of the hospital experience). I gave him his photo on one occasion which he thanked me for without opening the envelope. Late last week I stopped seeing him and assumed he had been sent home. Today I spotted him again and stopped to inquire how his recovery was going. He told me he had talked his way out of the hospital and gone home but after a couple of days of great pain and trouble coping, had talked his way back into the hospital for some more rehab. "Man, if there's one thing I HATE it's having to admit I was wrong!" he said. I replied "Yeah, it's especially hard when it's the first time." He laughed. He thinks he will be fully ready to return home in one more week and said he has resumed his hobby of driving the head floor nurse crazy any way he can. I suggested he not overdo it in case he needs a hospital stay in the future. His reply: "Oh, there's lots of hospitals in this city." I wished him well and he said "Oh, I meant to tell you... I showed the photo to my mother and she said 'Who took this? They managed to make you look half intelligent.' We shared a laugh and he said "That's the nicest thing she's said to me in years. Thank you!" It appears the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Get well, John.
"kanton ke saaye mein phoolon ka ghar hai"
Rough Translation : "Flowers reside in the protective shadow of thorns"
A song from hindi film: Vallah Kya Baat Hai (1962) Music: Roshan Lyrics: Prem Dhawan Singer: Manna Dey
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English name: Mexican prickly poppy
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Argemone
Species: A. mexicana
Common (Indian) names
Hindi: Shialkanta, Satyanashi
Gujrati: Darudi
Danarese: Balurakkisa, Datturi, Pirangi, datturi
Marathi: Daruri, Firangi-kote-pavola, dhotara.
Sanskrit: Brahmadandi, Pitopushpa, Srigalkanta, Svarnakshiri.
Malyalam: Ponnummattu, Kantankattiri
Tamil: Kutiyotti, Ponnummuttai
Telugu: Brahmadandicettu
Habitat: In India it is introducd and naturalised and occur as wasteland weed in almost every part of India. In many parts it is repoorted as crop weed also.
Related species: It is native of Tropcal America. The genus Argemone includes 12 species. Some major species are: A. alba Lestib. ( used medicinally in North America ), A. platyceras Link. & Otto., A. grandiflora Sweet.
Botany: It is a prickly, glabrous, branching herb with yellow juice and showy yellow flowers, The Sanskrit name svarnakshiri is given because of the yellow juice (Svarna - Gold; Kshiri - Juice ). The height of this plant varies between 0.3 to 0.12 meters, Leaves are thistlelike. Stem clasping, Oblong, sinuately pinnatifid, spinous and viens are white. Flowers are terminal, yellow and of 2.5–5.0 cm diameter. Fruits are capsule. Prickly and oblong ovoid. Seeds numerous, globose, netted and brownish black. Flowering time is all round the year in Indian conditions. The plants is toxic to animals and cattle avoid grazing this plant. Harmful allelopathic effects of Argemone mexicana on germination and seedling vigour of wheat, mustard, fenugreek, sorghum, fingermillet, tomato, cucumber etc. (important crops in India ) have been reported. The allelochemicals cinnamic and benzoic acid are identified as harmful chemicals responsible for inhibition of germination and seedling vigor.
Useful Parts: Roots, leaves, seeds and yellow juice.
Medicinal Properties and Uses: According to Ayurveda the plant is diuretic. purgative and destroys worms. It cures lepsory, skin-diseases, inflammations and bilious fevers. Roots are anthelmintic. Juice is used to cure ophthalmia and opacity of cornea. Seeds are purgative and sedative. Seeds resemble mustard seeds and in India it is used to adulterate mustard seed. Seed yield non edible toxic oil and causes lethal dropsy when used with mustard oil for cooking.
In Homoeopathic system of medicine, the drug prepared from this herb is used to treat the problem caused by tape-worm.
Popular Ayurvedic Formulations: Svarnakshiri churna and tail
Other uses: The plant is found suitable for the reclamation of alkaline soils.
Dried and powdered plants are recommended as green manure as it contain sufficient amount of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium.
Oilcake is used as manure.
Seed oil, popularly known as Satyanashi oil is used as an illuminant, lubricant, in soapmaking, and for protection from termites.
Chemical Constituents: The plant contains alkaloids as berberine, protopine, sarguinarine, optisine, chelerytherine etc. The seed oil contains myristic, palmitic, oleic, linoleic acids etc.
Resource Person:
Pankaj Oudhia
Society for Parthenium Management, (SOPAM)
28-A, College Road, Geeta Nagar
Raipur- 492001 India
Source: www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/argemone.html
it were really I lot that I haven't post a picture of one of my cats :)
I love them soo much, but in summer they are away in the fields all day, so I can't take much pictures of them, because I don't see them a lot :D
p.s I LOVE THIS PIC :D aggiunta al: 10 things luglio
(better on black :))
She's svalbard, really a cutie, the most adorable cat i've ever had, the only problem is that she looks everyday like she's on sedatives ahha. Very calm and friendly :D sometimes like a ceramic doll. But she doesn't love so much strangers.. :(
May have their interest in orchids first aroused by the bloom that Thai Airways service personnel give passengers to pin to their shirt or coat.
This sort is one of Thailand's most common flowers, the mundane purple or violet orchid, but its very beauty may serve as the visitor's introduction to the nearly boundless variety and beauty of Thai orchids.
The form of some orchids mimics the shape of bees, wasps, or even spiders to frighten off unsuitable potential pollinators. Defensive behaviours for orchids which cannot endure the unruly pollinating behaviour of bees include the production of bee-specific sedatives which anaesthetize invading bees, preserving the flower's pollen.
Others have developed the ability to move their blossoms, triggered by vibrations of undesirable pollinators, which scares the unacceptable insects off. Some orchids which cannot tolerate wasps as pollinators have evolved the ability to close their petals when they sense a wasp and emit the pheromone scent of a mating-receptive female. Female wasps are repelled and males attempt to mate with rather than pollinate the bloom.
She is hanging in front of my home, at the garden.
Thank you to love orchids:)
Today's FGR theme was "I am...", which was the perfect opportunity for me to finally respond to being tagged by lesamonster and Utahbeach (sorry for taking so long, folks!). Since I was tagged, I have to give 16 random facts about myself. Coincidentally, I was tagged on Facebook by my lovely wife for something similar a few days ago, only for that one I had to do 25 facts. So I figure hey, I might as well do put up all 25 here, eh?
1. I'm going to be a dad in less than a month (Due date = February 19)!
2. I'm left-handed...kinda. Things I do left-handed: write, draw, paint, play baseball, play football, hold a hockey stick, talk on the phone, wear a watch (I put it on my right arm). I also us my left foot to kick when I play soccer. Things I do right-handed: Play tennis, play golf, use a computer mouse, take pictures (is it possible to take pictures left-handed?). When I play basketball I dribble and shoot right-handed, but I do layups and hook shots left-handed.
3. When I was a kid I loved flying and wanted to be a pilot when I grew up, but then I met a friend whose dad was an airline pilot and he wasn't home a lot, so I decided I'd rather not be a pilot because I wanted to be home with my family every night.
4. When I was young, my hair was almost totally white. If the sun was behind me, it looked like I had this bright white halo above my head.
5. Video game systems I've owned: Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy, Super NES, Game Gear, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Gamecube, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.
6. My dad used to have a big beer stein filled with coins in his dresser that my sisters and I would sneak money out of. To this day I'm not sure if he ever knew we all did it. I also keep a big beer stein filled with coins on my computer desk and I put all my spare change in it.
7. At my heaviest, I weighed 215 lbs. That was a few years ago. For the last 10 months I've been going to the gym regularly and I'm down to about 190 lbs.
8. I was raised in a Christian and conservative household, and was quite religious and conservative until after I graduated college. Since 2000, I've slowly transitioned away from Christianity and conservatism, and now I'm agnostic and somewhat liberal (although my parents would say I'm very liberal). I still do, however, understand and respect many of the feelings, beliefs, and arguments from Christians and conservatives even if I don't share them.
9. My dad is a dentist and my mom is a dental hygienist, but I floss my teeth probably once every 5 months.
10. 10 is my favorite number.
11. I love all kinds of music and artists, but the two artists that I can always listen to, no matter what the song, are Tom Petty and Jack Johnson.
12. When I was a kid I used to pick my nose and stick the boogers underneath tables (or my bed).
13. I've taken lessons for clarinet, piano, and guitar but I never was very good at any of them.
14. I only went to high school for three years. I participated in a program called the Resident Honors Program that allowed me to skip my senior year in high school and go to USC instead. But my parents made it a condition that for the first year I had to come home every couple of weekends, which I didn't mind doing because I missed my family and friends back home in Ventura County.
15. I really wanted to have a nickname when I was in elementary school. For a couple days I tried to make my sisters call me Beaver, but it didn't stick.
16. When I got my wisdom teeth out, the doctor told my dad he had to give me enough sedative to tranquilize a horse. After the operation I had all sorts of problems including dry sockets (where the gum doesn't grow over the hole like it should, so your jawbone is sitting there exposed...painful!), something that made it so that I couldn't swim, blow my nose, or drink through a straw for a few weeks (the tissue between my nose and mouth was barely there, and doing those things would blow it apart apparently), and continued numbness in the right part of my lower lip. That part of my lip is still numb.
17. I own a shotgun, but it lives in Southern California at my parents' house because Trish doesn't want guns in our house.
18. I snore really loudly. Always have. But now I have a snore guard that I wear at night and it helps a lot.
19. I got my first real job when I was 14, working for a fence company. I got paid under the table. My first day I didn't wear sunscreen and I didn't have work gloves, and I came home incredibly sunburnt and with very blistered hands.
20. I really enjoy eating, but I don't savor my food. I eat very fast (normally I'm done with my plate before anybody else at the table, unless I'm eating with my family because we're all pretty fast eaters). I'm also very bad about portion control. I'm learning, but it's hard for me to leave food on my plate.
21. My grandpa, dad, mom, and aunt all went to USC, so I was raised a Trojan. It was a dream come true when I ended up going there.
22. I almost drowned when I was 17 when I was trying to swim to the shore but a rip current kept pulling me under. I was only about 50 meters from the shore and could clearly see people, and I kept thinking how crappy it was that I was going to die 50 meters away from people. The next day, I was on a tall rock at a different beach that was about 40-50 feet high, and I almost got thrown off it (and into very rocky, rough water below) when some waves came in and crashed against the rock.
23. My favorite food is Mexican food. I never really had Indian food until a couple years ago, but it has quickly become one of my favorite types of food, as well.
24. I have asthma but thankfully I don't have to use my inhaler very often. When I was younger it was worse, and I always had to have my inhaler handy when I was playing a sport just in case. I'd even get asthma if I laughed too hard at something. It's a lot better now, but it acts up if I get a cold or if my allergies flare up.
25. Before I met my wife, the longest I'd ever "gone out with" a girl was 6 months. My wife and I have been together for almost 12 years now.
Although I strongly disagree with the treatment of animals at modern rodeos, I do feel the need to point out that the practice of roping cattle in this manner holds it origins in the veterinary field; it was the fastest, safest way to secure a sick or injured animal without resorting to sedative, and is still used by farm vets today.
However, this cow was not sick, nor injured. This was done for the sole purpose of entertainment, and in that respect, I must say there is no justification for it.
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The vet needed a blood draw from sweet Lucy, who apparently threatened the lives of more than one vet tech at her originally scheduled appointment. Soooo, we were given a sedative and an appointment later in the week, with instructions to dope Lu up a couple of hours before said appointment. This is a picture of the result. She was so limp I afterwards picked her up and set her onto the cat bed just inside the frame, lest she tumble off the ledge in her torpor.
We were told she put up "much less of a fight" than before, which is good, but the phrasing makes me wonder what actually happened. ;)
"It used to be called Vinca rosea, but is now called Catharanthus roseus. It has been pin pointed as the source of many useful biosynthetic pathways, including one called the Strictosidine pathway that one of my lab-mates is working on." says Aindrila (Scientist Physical Biosciences Division)
Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle) is a species of Catharanthus native and endemic to Madagascar. Synonyms include Vinca rosea (the basionym),
Ammocallis rosea, and Lochnera rosea; other English names occasionally used include Cape Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle, and "Old-maid"
Local name : Nayantara
Uses : Its alkaloids are hypotensive, sedative and have tranquilising properties and are anti cancerous. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central nervous system and wasps stings.Part Used : Leaves, Roots
Best part .. beautiful flowers in pink (like this one), red and white :-)
My hubby had day surgery today and I waited. It turned out fine and IF I can keep him from overdoing--it will be fine.
A poppy is any of a number of showy flowers, typically with one per stem, belonging to the poppy family. They include a number of attractive wildflower species with showy flowers found growing singularly or in large groups.Those that are grown in gardens include large plants used in a mixed herbaceous border and small plants that are grown in rock or alpine gardens.
Papaver rhoeas is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It has a variety of common names, including the Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, or Red Poppy, one of the many species and genera named poppy. The four petals are vivid red, most commonly with a black spot at their base. It is a variable annual plant, forming a long-lived soil seed bank that can germinate when the soil is disturbed. In the northern hemisphere it generally flowers in late spring, but if the weather is warm enough other flowers frequently appear at the beginning of autumn. Like many other species of its genus, it exudes a white latex when the tissues are broken.
Papavero è il nome comune di un genere (Papaver) di piante erbacee della famiglia delle Papaveraceae. Al genere appartengono 125 specie circa.Il papavero è considerato una pianta infestante. Papavero è il nome comune della specie Papaver rhoeas, comunissimo nei campi all'inizio dell'estate.
Il Papaver rhoeas, o comunemente papavero o rosolaccio, è una pianta erbacea annuale appartenente al genere Papaver. La specie, largamente diffusa in Italia, cresce normalmente in campi e sui bordi di strade e ferrovie ed è considerata una pianta infestante. Petali e semi possiedono leggere proprietà sedative.
È alta fino a 80 - 90 cm. Il fiore è rosso dai petali delicati e caduchi. Spesso macchiato di nero alla base in corrispondenza degli stami di colore nero. Il fusto è eretto, coperto di peli rigidi. Tagliato emette un liquido bianco. Foglie pennato partite sparse lungo il fusto. Il frutto è una capsula che contiene numerosi semi piccoli, reniformi e reticolati. Fuoriescono da un foro sotto lo stimma.I boccioli sono verdi a forma di oliva e penduli. Fiorisce in primavera da aprile fino a metà luglio.
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Not the perfume, the Poppy! I love their translucent petals especially, as here, after a little rain.
Info from Wikipedia:-
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the "sleep-bringing poppy", referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.
The poppy is the only species of Papaveraceae that is an agricultural crop grown on a large scale. Other species, Papaver rhoeas and Papaver argemone, are important agricultural weeds, and may be mistaken for the crop.
The plant itself is also valuable for ornamental purposes, and has been known as the "common garden poppy", referencing all the group of poppy plants.
Poppy seeds of Papaver somniferum are an important food item and the source of poppyseed oil, a healthy edible oil that has many uses. It is widely grown as an ornamental flower throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Asia.
Pierwsze fiołki wypatrzone w parku :) Troszkę co prawda były zmaltretowane, bo dzień wcześniej śnieg i grad padał, ale jakoś to przetrwały i kwitną :)
Taken in my hometown park :)
Viola odorata is a species of the genus Viola native to Europe and Asia, but has also been introduced to North America and Australasia. It is commonly known as Sweet Violet, English Violet, Common Violet, or Garden Violet.
The species can be found near the edges of forests or in clearings; it is also a common "uninvited guest" in shaded lawns or elsewhere in gardens. The flowers appear as early as February and last until the end of April.
Flowers and leaves of viola are made into a syrup used in alternative medicine mainly for respiratory ailments associated with congestion, coughing, and sore throat. Flowers are also edible and used as food additives for instance in salad, made into jelly, and candied for decoration. A decoction made from the root (dry herb) is used as a laxative. Tea made from the entire plant is used to treat digestive disorders and new research has detected the presence of a glycoside of salicylic acid (natural aspirin) which substantiates its use for centuries as a medicinal remedy for headache, body pains and as a sedative. As a bath additive the fresh crushed flowers are soothing to the skin and the aroma is very relaxing.
Polish name: fiołek wonny
Promotion card for Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bologna, 2017. Photo: publicity still for The Patsy (King Vidor, 1928).
Marion Davies (1897-1961) was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era. She starred in nearly four dozen films between 1917 and 1937.
Marion Davies was born Marion Cecelia Douras in the borough of Brooklyn, New York in 1897. She had been bitten by the show biz bug early as she watched her sisters perform in local stage productions. She wanted to do the same. As Marion got older, she tried out for various school plays and did fairly well. Once her formal education had ended, Marion began her career as a chorus girl in New York City, first in the Pony Follies and eventually in the famous Ziegfeld Follies. Her stage name came when she and her family passed the Davies Insurance Building. One of her sisters called out "Davies!!! That shall be my stage name," and the whole family took on that name. Marion wanted more than to dance. Acting, to her, was the epitome of show business and she aimed her sights in that direction. She had met newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and went to live with him at his San Simeon castle. They stayed together for over 30 years, while Hearst’s wife Millicent resided in New York. Millicent would not grant him a divorce so that he could marry Davies. San Simeon is a spectacular and elaborate mansion, which now stands as a California landmark. At San Simeon, the couple threw elaborate parties, which were frequented by all of the top names in Hollywood and other celebrities including the mayor of New York City, President Calvin Coolidge and Charles Lindbergh. When she was 20, Marion made her first film, Runaway Romany (George W. Lederer, 1917). Written by Marion and directed by her brother-in-law, the film wasn't exactly a box-office smash, but for Marion, it was a start and a stepping stone to bigger things. The following year Marion starred in The Burden of Proof (John G. Adolfi, Julius Steger, 1918) and Cecilia of the Pink Roses (Julius Steger, 1918). The latter film was backed by newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, with whom Marion would continue a long-term romantic relationship for the next 30 years. Because of Hearst's newspaper empire, Marion would be promoted as no actress before her. She appeared in numerous films over the next few years, including the superior comedy Getting Mary Married (Allan Dwan, 1919) with Norman Kerry, the suspenseful The Cinema Murder (George D. Baker, 1919) and the drama The Restless Sex (Leon D'Usseau, Robert Z. Leonard, 1920) with Carlyle Blackwell.
In 1922, Marion Davies appeared as Mary Tudor in the historical romantic epic, When Knighthood Was in Flower (Robert G. Vignola, 1922). It was a film into which Hearst poured millions of dollars as a showcase for her. Although Marion didn't normally appear in period pieces, she turned in a wonderful performance and the film became a box office hit. Marion remained busy, one of the staples in movie houses around the country. At the end of the twenties, it was obvious that sound films were about to replace the silent films. Marion was nervous because she had a stutter when she became excited and worried she wouldn't make a successful transition to the new medium, but she was a true professional who had no problem with the change. Time after time, film after film, Marion turned in masterful performances. Her best films were the comedies The Patsy (1928) also with Marie Dressler, and Show People (1929) with William Haines, both directed by King Vidor. In 1930, two of her better films were Not So Dumb (King Vidor, 1930) and The Florodora Girl (Harry Beaumont, 1930), with Lawrence Grant. By the early 1930s, Marion had lost her box office appeal and the downward slide began. Hearst tried to push MGM executives to hire Marion for the role of Elizabeth Barrett in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (Sidney Franklin, 1934). Louis B. Mayer had other ideas and hired producer Irving Thalberg's wife Norma Shearer instead. Hearst reacted by pulling his newspaper support for MGM without much impact. By the late 1930s Hearst was suffering financial reversals and it was Marion who bailed him out by selling off $1 million of her jewelry. Hearst's financial problems also spelled the end to her career. Although she had made the transition to sound, other stars fared better and her roles became fewer and further between. In 1937, a 40 year old Marion filmed her last movie, Ever Since Eve (Lloyd Bacon, 1937) with Robert Montgomery. Out of films and with the intense pressures of her relationship with Hearst, Marion turned to more and more to alcohol. Despite those problems, Marion was a very sharp and savvy business woman. When Hearst lay dying in 1951 at age 88, Davies was given a sedative by his lawyer. When she awoke several hours later, she discovered that Hearst had passed away and that his associates had removed his body as well as all his belongings and any trace that he had lived there with her. His family had a big formal funeral for him in San Francisco, from which she was banned. Later, Marion married for the first time at the age of 54, to Horace Brown. The union would last until she died of cancer in 1961 in Los Angeles, California. She was 64 years old. Upon Marion’s niece Patricia Van Cleve Lake's death, it was revealed she had been the love child of Davies and Hearst. The love affair of Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst was mirrored in the films Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941), RKO 281 (Benjamin Ross, 1999), and The Cat's Meow (Peter Bogdanovich, 2001). In Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's second wife (played by Dorothy Comingore—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom Hearst's patronage did more harm than good.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
Ph./Revisiting by Gabriele Gentili
Ann (Hepburn) is the crown princess . She is on a widely publicized tour of several European capitals, including Rome. One night, she is overwhelmed by the strenuous demands of her official duties, for which her day is tightly scheduled. Her doctor gives her a sedative to calm her down and help her sleep, but she secretly leaves her country's embassy to experience Rome by herself. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Holiday)
La principessa Anna affronta un viaggio diplomatico, visitando le grandi capitali del mondo, inclusa Roma. Una notte, sfinita dalla serie di obblighi che il suo ruolo le richiede, ha un collasso nervoso. Il suo medico le somministra un sedativo, ma, appena si ritrova sola nella sua stanza, la principessa decide di fuggire e inizia a vagabondare per le strade di Roma ( it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacanze_romane)
Photo above shows E8 inside of the crate used to transport to CROW. Photo credit Lorelei.
5/17/16: PART 4 CHAT SESSION WITH YVETTE, MISSY & LORELEI.
May 17 2016, 9:30 PM Shelli22: Here's a question for all three of you: Yvette, Missy and Lorelei:
What's the most dangerous rescue that you've done and where? Was this a difficult rescue?
May 17 2016, 9:30 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: I would have to say my very first one: Wading in Ding Darling with the gators and muck to rescue an injured brown Pelican
May 17 2016, 9:30 PM Missy Fox: Dr. Barron puts on classes at CROW. We are ALWAYS in need of volunteers. You do not need previous experience. Just go to the CROW website we have a ton of different opportunities.
May 17 2016, 9:31 PM Yvette Carrasco: I once rescued a bobcat on Sanibel, along with one of our other wildlife rehabilitators at CROW
May 17 2016, 9:31 PM Shelli22: Oh that's good to know!
May 17 2016, 9:31 PM purpleagle: If I was in Florida Missy!
May 17 2016, 9:31 PM FlaNative9: Yvette, did the bobcat pose a tricky rescue?
May 17 2016, 9:31 PM Yvette Carrasco: He had gotten hit by a car. It was very heart breaking but I was so happy we got him taken care of at CROW.
May 17 2016, 9:31 PM GinnyLWI: That would be too far to drive for me
May 17 2016, 9:32 PM Missy Fox: Well, dangerous to myself... a month ago I was heading to work and I saw brown leaves blow across the road. To my horror it was Mottled duck babies! It was Summerlin. The cars were speeding.I jumped out and stopped traffic. People were hitting them left and right in front of me. I was horrified. I managed to save two out of about 20
May 17 2016, 9:32 PM GinnyLWI: Oh no
May 17 2016, 9:32 PM Yvette Carrasco: YES! it was actually very scary but we had one of our veterinary interns with the proper sedatives and equipment to properly capture
May 17 2016, 9:32 PM LoisNY54: Oh no!!
May 17 2016, 9:33 PM purpleagle: how sad Missy---good for you!
May 17 2016, 9:33 PM Missy Fox: I think a dangerous animal was a poor distemper raccoon. He was mean and sick and so sad.
May 17 2016, 9:33 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: Wildlife Rehab Directory: *************************************************
May 17 2016, 9:34 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: there was a link on that
May 17 2016, 9:34 PM Shelli22: oops only a mod can post a link Lorelei, sorry about that
May 17 2016, 9:34 PM Missy Fox: Then a week later a gigantic softshell was crossing Summerlin. I pulled over and got him/her off the road too.
May 17 2016, 9:35 PMYvette Carrasco: Missy has the most fascinating wildlife experiences outside of work lol
May 17 2016, 9:35 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: *************************************************
May 17 2016, 9:35 PM vlpritchett: So dedicated Missy! I will be more careful driving down Summerlin next time!
May 17 2016, 9:35 PM LoisNY54: I can just imagine those experiences too
May 17 2016, 9:35 PM Missy Fox: After working at CROW we are all scoping the roads for animals now.
May 17 2016, 9:35 PM FlaNative9: E7 just took cover from the storms that are currently at the nest.
May 17 2016, 9:35 PM Missy Fox: You see a piece of palm and think it is a bird wing.
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM GinnyLWI: So sorry Lorelel, links are censored where we can't even see them, those *** are what we see too.
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM wskrsnwings: When I first moved here in 1987
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM Missy Fox: Wow, yes it is really raining out there
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM Shelli22: Here is the link Lorelei wanted to share with you all.
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM vlpritchett: Yes, a big storm just rolled in.
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM Shelli22: wildliferehabinfo.org/ContactList_MnPg.htm
FIND A REHABILITATOR
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM wskrsnwings: everyone stopped for wildkife in the road.
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM Missy Fox: After huge winds we usually get fall from nest birds the next day at CROW
May 17 2016, 9:36 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: Thank you!
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM Shelli22: You're welcome!
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM Shelli22: At this time we would like to let the viewers ask a few more questions.
So feel free to post a question that has not been covered here tonight.
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM Essec09: Moderators - let’s go slow when pushing out questions - once a question has been asked, let’s give them time to respond.
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM Karen Fennell Winwood: At 70 years old, if there is such a thing as a second life, I want to live it doing just what you do. Thank you for not just E8, but for all the precious wildlife CROW protects.
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM W William Bauch: Besides dehydration could ya'll ascertain whether E8 had any food in his crop?
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM LoisNY54: That is right Lorelei, call an experienced rehabilitor to do the job.
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM joodlebug2: I am so very thankful for your dedication, girls E8, you will be too ♥
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM PaminIndiana: Thank you so much ladies...you all were part of a Miracle! God Bless U!
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM FlaNative9: Thank you ladies for your dedication to wildlife!
May 17 2016, 9:37 PM Essec09: Whoa - moderators - stop.
May 17 2016, 9:38 PM Donna Atkin: Please ask...Is it possible e8 survived the extreme conditions for a week because the parents visited and fed her? It looked like they flew off in that direction frequently.
May 17 2016, 9:38 PM Missy Fox: We are ready
May 17 2016, 9:38 PM Lynne Jordan: how many people were waiting for ya'll when you got back to CROW?
May 17 2016, 9:38 PM Shelli22: Remember, we cannot possibly post all of your questions, so please don't be offended if your question gets deleted as it might be a repeat question.
May 17 2016, 9:38 PM Essec09: Missy, Yvette and Lorelei - can you read back and answer any questions already posted?
May 17 2016, 9:38 PM Missy Fox: Most of our volunteers are 70+ years old
May 17 2016, 9:39 PM FlaNative9: Hang on to that attic branch E7!
May 17 2016, 9:39 PM Missy Fox: We take all ages. If you are interested come apply to volunteer
May 17 2016, 9:39 PM samour17: Essec maybe we should post one question at a time so the ladies have an opportunity to answer.
May 17 2016, 9:39 PM Missy Fox: It is never too late to follow your dreams
May 17 2016, 9:39 PM Shelli22: so very true Missy!
May 17 2016, 9:40 PM Yvette Carrasco: Dr Barron, Dr. Woo were ready for E8 with all the supplies that were needed
May 17 2016, 9:40 PM sienaltd: In your opinion, if E8 could fly well, why did she not fly back to the nest tree? Injury, disorientation, exhaustion, fear?
May 17 2016, 9:40 PM Missy Fox: Well we will never be sure if E8 was fed. She was a thin body condition, so we assume not. Usually eaglets have a good body condition since they are not burning calories only mom and dad are
May 17 2016, 9:41 PM HOeagletfan: Will E8 ever fly freely ? wonder about human imprint from this rescue ?
May 17 2016, 9:42 PM Shelli22: We would like to remind everyone that only questions relating to the rescue will be answered. As always, medical questions should be directed to CROW. And not everyone's questions can be answered this evening due to time restraints. Thank you!
May 17 2016, 9:42 PM Angelwings88: Did any of you all take care of our Oz?
May 17 2016, 9:43 PM Missy Fox: We will never know exactly why. Maybe fear of the owls? The eagle could fly well. Animals are very smart and do things to keep themselves safe.
May 17 2016, 9:43 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: instincts are to hide when hurt
May 17 2016, 9:43 PM Yvette Carrasco: All of the above I believe were factors why E8 didn't fly back to the nest
May 17 2016, 9:44 PM Lauren Wehr: What is feather lice? So garden boots won't work against snakes? Yeah Missy, if we all knew this years ago maybe we would be more respectvile to eagles
May 17 2016, 9:46 PM yellowrose0127: How did Dr Barron react when she knew E8 was coming again??
May 17 2016, 9:47 PM Essec09: Missy, Yvette Lorelei? Can you answer Lauren's question?
May 17 2016, 9:47 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: she was very prepared
May 17 2016, 9:48 PM Missy Fox: We will not let E8 see us. She/he is hooded right away when we take E8 out of the cage. I ran anesthesia on Ozzie every time to assure if an emergency arose I could act fast
May 17 2016, 9:48 PM Yvette Carrasco: It's bird lice that feed on feathers, skin, or blood
May 17 2016, 9:48 PM Robert Paul: have any of you ever held adult eagle before
May 17 2016, 9:49 PM Missy Fox: I worked with Ozzie every time he was at CROW. I ran anesthesia on him every time because we wanted to make sure if any emergency arose we had the most well trained medical staff working on him. We knew how much he meant to everybody
May 17 2016, 9:49 PM Essec09: Thank you. This part of the session is going to be a challenge. It is hard to see their responses with so many comments coming in.
May 17 2016, 9:49 PM Essec09: We would like to remind everyone that only questions relating to the rescue will be answered. As always, medical questions should be directed to CROW. And not everyone's questions can be answered this evening due to time restraints. Thank you!
May 17 2016, 9:49 PM AmyfromMN: Has E8 made any noise at CROW?
May 17 2016, 9:50 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: I caught a full flight red-shouldered Hawk
May 17 2016, 9:50 PM Missy Fox: We hold adult eagles all of the time. We get quite a few in each year.
May 17 2016, 9:50 PM imnorthern: Was e8's feather lice treated?
May 17 2016, 9:51 PM FlaNative9: Lorelei, I saw that one you got, good job!
May 17 2016, 9:51 PM yogurt: Yvette, Missy, and Lorelei. I just want to thank you for finding and rescuing Lil E8. it was a hard, long week not knowing where she was. Our little eagle is very special to all of us. Now you are too. P.S. wskrs. its ok that you're no typist. you make up for it by being an excellent videographer .
May 17 2016, 9:51 PM TexasGal: I just have to say a BIG thank you! I am sure Ozzy is looking after E8..My heart was broken at the thought of loosing E8! and I am praying for a recovery! and thanks for the Pritchetts for allowing us to view the cams! I know they love these eagles as much as we do!
May 17 2016, 9:52 PM HOeagletfan: I understand you all started the rescue at abt 700 am how long was it before you captured E8 ? Thank you for begin so dedicated to our wildlife and eagles keeping them healthy and happy
May 17 2016, 9:52 PM Judy Eddy: How long could a eagle live with out food etc E8 went 5 days ---I live in Pinellas Co and that would be to far for me to go I just retired and would love to do something like this
May 17 2016, 9:52 PM Shelli22: Remember, we cannot possibly post all of your questions, so please don't be offended if your question gets deleted as it might be a repeat question.
May 17 2016, 9:52 PM Shelli22: A copy of the entire session will be available, so if you missed a question you can read it later this week.
May 17 2016, 9:52 PM DebDo: Ladies, from the bottom of my heart I want to thank you for your dedication and commitment to wildlife. Because of you three, our world is a better place. ♥
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM RobertoD: As you probably know, E8 was the most vocal member of this eagle family. Have any of you heard E8 vocalize since she was rescued? If so, is she as loud as we all imagine her to be? Bless all three of you. You are angels in every sense of the word.
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM adds2drama: Hi ladies and thank you very much for finding their little E8.!! I was just wondering the news mentioned that he was found underneath the Cam tree, this question might have been asked but I did not see it. But apparently it was not found for they reported
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM Birds3: Thanks for rescue
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM Helen Firestone: How far did you have to walk out of the woods once you had E8 in your arms? How long did it take to get from capture to cage?
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM margaret59: Missy, Lorelei, and Yvette. We all thank you so very much. Do you think that folks who are not trained to rescue raptors should be told to call the experts? I worry that those of us who are not trained, might do more harm than good?
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM Lorelei Hidefornow: Yes, I have held an eagle before
May 17 2016, 9:53 PM Missy Fox: No, just quiet in the cage resting. Animals are smarter than humans. They actually lay quiet when sick or hurt.
May 17 2016, 9:54 PM Kathleen Marcin Kaplan: Thank You Ladies! I'm so happy you found and rescued E8! ❤️
May 17 2016, 9:54 PM LoverOfNature: Ladies simple bless you all for the work you do with wildlife especially for saving E8
May 17 2016, 9:54 PM trish6861: CROWs angels. . . .thank you for your successful efforts and for your time this evening. You all are SO appreciated!
May 17 2016, 9:54 PM Essec09: Everyone - with so many comments coming in the chat seems to be having problems. We are going to copy your questions and will forward them to the ladies. We will post them later for everyone after they are able to answer them.
Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
They are mostly tendril-bearing vines, with some being shrubs or trees. They can be woody or herbaceous. Passion flowers produce regular and usually showy flowers with a distinctive corona. The flower is pentamerous and ripens into an indehiscent fruit with numerous seeds. For more information about the fruit of the Passiflora plant, see passionfruit.
DISTRIBUTION
Passiflora has a largely neotropic distribution, unlike its family Passifloraceae, which includes more Old World species (such as the genus Adenia). The vast majority of Passiflora are found in Mexico, Central and South America, although there are additional representatives in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. New species continue to be identified: for example, P. xishuangbannaensis and P. pardifolia have only been known to the scientific community since 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Some species of Passiflora have been naturalised beyond their native ranges. For example, the blue passion flower (P. caerulea) now grows wild in Spain. The purple passionfruit (P. edulis) and its yellow relative flavicarpa have been introduced in many tropical regions as commercial crops.
ECOLOGY
Passion flowers have unique floral structures, which in most cases require biotic pollination. Pollinators of Passiflora include bumble bees, Carpenter bees (Xylocopa varipuncta), wasps, bats, and hummingbirds (especially hermits like Phaethornis); some others are additionally capable of self-pollination. Passiflora often exhibit high levels of pollinator specificity, which has led to frequent coevolution across the genus. The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a notable example: it, with its immensely elongated bill, is the sole pollinator of 37 species of high Andean Passiflora in the supersection Tacsonia.
The leaves are used for feeding by the larvae of a number of species of Lepidoptera. Famously, they are exclusively targeted by many butterfly species of the tribe Heliconiini. The many defensive adaptations visible on Passiflora include diverse leaf shapes (which help disguise their identity), colored nubs (which mimic butterfly eggs and can deter Heliconians from ovipositing on a seemingly crowded leaf), extrafloral nectaries, trichomes, variegation, and chemical defenses. These, combined with adaptations on the part of the butterflies, were important in the foundation of coevolutionary theory.
The following lepidoptera larvae are known to feed on Passiflora:
Longwing butterflies (Heliconiinae)
Cydno longwing (Heliconius cydno), one of few Heliconians to feed on multiple species of Passiflora
Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), which feeds on several species of Passiflora, such as Passiflora lutea, Passiflora affinis, stinking passion flower (P. foetida), and Maypop (P. incarnata)
American Sara longwing (Heliconius sara)
Red postman (Heliconius erato)
Asian leopard lacewing (Cethosia cyane).
Postman butterfly (Heliconius melpomene) prefer P. menispermifolia and P. oerstedii
Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia) feed on yellow passion flower, two-flowered passion flower (P. biflora), and corky-stemmed passion flower (P. suberosa)
Banded orange (Dryadula phaetusa) feed on P. tetrastylis
Julia butterfly (Dryas iulia) feed on yellow passion flower and P. affinis
Swift moth Cibyra serta
The generally high pollinator and parasite specificity in Passiflora may have led to the tremendous morphological variation in the genus. It is thought to have among the highest foliar diversity among all plant genera, with leaf shapes ranging from unlobed to five-lobed frequently found on the same plant. Coevolution can be a major driver of speciation, and may be responsible for the radiation of certain clades of Passiflora such as Tacsonia.
The bracts of the stinking passion flower are covered by hairs which exude a sticky fluid. Many small insects get stuck to this and get digested to nutrient-rich goo by proteases and acid phosphatases. Since the insects usually killed are rarely major pests, this passion flower seems to be a protocarnivorous plant.
Banana passion flower or "banana poka" (P. tarminiana), originally from Central Brazil, is an invasive weed, especially on the islands of Hawaii. It is commonly spread by feral pigs eating the fruits. It overgrows and smothers stands of endemic vegetation, mainly on roadsides. Blue passion flower (P. caerulea) is holding its own in Spain these days, and it probably needs to be watched so that unwanted spreading can be curtailed.
On the other hand, some species are endangered due to unsustainable logging and other forms of habitat destruction. For example, the Chilean passion flower (P. pinnatistipula) is a rare vine growing in the Andes from Venezuela to Chile between 2,500 and 3,800 meters altitude, and in Coastal Central Chile, where it occurs in woody Chilean Mediterranean forests. P. pinnatistipula has a round fruit, unusual in Tacsonia group species like banana passion flower and P. mixta, with their elongated tubes and brightly red to rose-colored petals.
Notable and sometimes economically significant pathogens of Passiflora are several sac fungi of the genus Septoria (including S. passiflorae), the undescribed proteobacterium called "Pseudomonas tomato" (pv. passiflorae), the Potyvirus passionfruit woodiness virus, and the Carlavirus Passiflora latent virus.
USE BY HUMANS
A number of species of Passiflora are cultivated outside their natural range for both their flowers and fruit. Hundreds of hybrids have been named; hybridizing is currently being done extensively for flowers, foliage and fruit. The following hybrids and cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
P. × exoniensis (Exeter passion flower)
P. 'Amethyst'
P. × violacea
During the Victorian era the flower (which in all but a few species lasts only one day) was very popular, and many hybrids were created using the winged-stem passion flower (P. alata), the blue passion flower (P. caerulea) and other tropical species.
Many cool-growing Passiflora from the Andes Mountains can be grown successfully for their beautiful flowers and fruit in cooler Mediterranean climates, such as the Monterey Bay and San Francisco in California and along the western coast of the U.S. into Canada. One blue passion flower or hybrid even grew to large size at Malmö Central Station in Sweden.
Passion flowers have been a subject of studies investigating extranuclear inheritance; paternal inheritance of chloroplast DNA has been documented in this genus. The plastome of the two-flowered passion flower (P. biflora) has been sequenced.
The French name for this plant has lent itself to La Famille Passiflore, a highly successful children's book series by Geneviève Huriet, and an animated series based upon it. These have been translated into English as Beechwood Bunny Tales and The Bellflower Bunnies.
FRUIT
Most species have round or elongated edible fruit from two to eight inches long and an inch to two inches across, depending upon the species or cultivar.
The passion fruit or maracujá (P. edulis) is cultivated extensively in the Caribbean, South America, south Florida and South Africa for its fruit, which is used as a source of juice. A small pink fruit which wrinkles easily and a larger shiny yellow to orange fruit are traded under this name. The latter is usually considered just a variety flavicarpa, but seems to be more distinct in fact.
Sweet granadilla (P. ligularis) is another widely grown species. In large parts of Africa and Australia it is the plant called "passionfruit": confusingly, in South African English the latter species is more often called "granadilla" (without an adjective). Its fruit is somewhat intermediate between the two sold as P. edulis.
Maypop (P. incarnata), a common species in the southeastern US. This is a subtropical representative of this mostly tropical family. However, unlike the more tropical cousins, this particular species is hardy enough to withstand the cold down to −20 °C before its roots die (it is native as far north as Pennsylvania and has been cultivated as far north as Boston and Chicago.) The fruit is sweet, yellowish, and roughly the size of a chicken's egg; it enjoys some popularity as a native plant with edible fruit and few pests.
Giant granadilla (giant tumbo or badea, P. quadrangularis), water lemon (P. laurifolia) and sweet calabash (P. maliformis) are Passiflora species locally famed for their fruit, but not widely known elsewhere yet.
Wild maracuja are the fruit of P. foetida, which are popular in Southeast Asia.
Banana passionfruits are the very elongated fruits of P. tripartita var. mollissima and P. tarminiana. These are locally eaten, but their invasive properties make them a poor choice to grow outside of their native range.
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
P. incarnata (maypop) leaves and roots have a long history of use among Native Americans in North America and were adapted by the European colonists. The fresh or dried leaves of maypop are used to make a tea that is used for insomnia, hysteria, and epilepsy, and is also valued for its analgesic properties. P. edulis (passion fruit) and a few other species are used in Central and South America for similar purposes. Once dried, the leaves can also be smoked.
The medical utility of only a few species of Passiflora has been scientifically studied. In initial study in 2001 for treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, maypop extract performed as well as oxazepam but with fewer short-term side effects. It was recommended to follow up with long-term studies to confirm these results.
A study performed on mice demonstrated that Passiflora alata has a genotoxic effect on cells, and suggested further research was recommended before this one species is considered safe for human consumption.
In another study performed with non-smoking patients, it demonstrates that oral administration of Passifora incarnata following extubation for patients surgery reduced the patients coughing versus the control group. By administering Passiflora incarnata orally with the correct dosage, it can result in antitussive activities without impairing the patient drastically. The results presented show a decrease of post extubation cough after out-patient surgery but it was only recorded early on. With this information, further research can be applied to create other medications for coughing but the authors note the limitations on the study included short observation period as well as a small sample size.
Passionflower herb (Passiflorae herba) from P. incarnata is listed in the European Pharmacopoeia. The herbal drug should contain not less than 1.5% total flavonoids expressed as vitexin
Passionflower is reputed to have sedative effects and has been used in sedative products in Europe, but in 1978, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibited its use in over-the-counter sedative preparations because it had not been proven safe and effective. In 2011, the University of Maryland Medical Center reported that passionflower "... can trigger side effects and can interact with other herbs, supplements, or medications. For these reasons, you should take herbs with care, under the supervision of a health care provider."
Passionflower is classified as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in foods in the US, and is “possibly safe when used orally and appropriately for short-term medicinal purposes,” “possibly unsafe when used in excessive amounts,” but unsafe when used orally during pregnancy since “... passionflower constituents show evidence of uterine stimulation.” The database suggests it is possibly effective for adjustment disorder with anxious mood, anxiety, and opiate withdrawal, but it “can cause dizziness, confusion, sedation, and ataxia” and there are some reports of more severe side effects including vasculitis and altered consciousness.
CHEMISTRY
Many species of Passiflora have been found to contain beta-carboline harmala alkaloids some of which are MAO inhibitors. The flower and fruit have only traces of these chemicals, but the leaves and the roots often contain more. The most common of these alkaloids is harman, but harmaline, harmalol, harmine, and harmol are also present. The species known to bear such alkaloids include: P. actinea, P. alata (winged-stem passion flower), P. alba, P. bryonioides (cupped passion flower), P. caerulea (blue passion flower), P. capsularis, P. decaisneana, P. edulis (passion fruit), P. eichleriana, P. foetida (stinking passion flower), P. incarnata (maypop), P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla), P. suberosa, P. subpeltata and P. warmingii.
Other compounds found in passion flowers are coumarins (e.g. scopoletin and umbelliferone), maltol, phytosterols (e.g. lutenin) and cyanogenic glycosides (e.g. gynocardin) which render some species, i.e. P. adenopoda, somewhat poisonous. Many flavonoids and their glycosides have been found in Passiflora, including apigenin, benzoflavone, homoorientin, 7-isoorientin, isoshaftoside, isovitexin (or saponaretin), kaempferol, lucenin, luteolin, n-orientin, passiflorine (named after the genus), quercetin, rutin, saponarin, shaftoside, vicenin and vitexin. Maypop, blue passion flower (P. caerulea), and perhaps others contain the flavone chrysin. Also documented to occur at least in some Passiflora in quantity are the hydrocarbon nonacosane and the anthocyanidin pelargonidin-3-diglycoside.
The genus is rich in organic acids including formic, butyric, linoleic, linolenic, malic, myristic, oleic and palmitic acids as well as phenolic compounds, and the amino acid α-alanine. Esters like ethyl butyrate, ethyl caproate, n-hexyl butyrate and n-hexyl caproate give the fruits their flavor and appetizing smell. Sugars, contained mainly in the fruit, are most significantly d-fructose, d-glucose and raffinose. Among enzymes, Passiflora was found to be rich in catalase, pectin methylesterase and phenolase
ETYMOLOGY AND OTHER NAMES
The "Passion" in "passion flower" refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion:
The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance.
The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ.
The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles (excluding St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer).
The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns.
The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents a hammer or the Holy Grail.
The 3 stigmas represent the 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them the 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance).
The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent Heaven and Purity.
The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since that time. In Spain, it is known as espina de Cristo ("thorn of Christ'"). Older Germanic names include Christus-Krone ("Christ's crown"), Christus-Strauss ("Christ's bouquet"), Dorn-Krone ("crown of thorns"), Jesus-Lijden ("Jesus' passion"), Marter ("passion") or Muttergottes-Stern ("Mother of God's star").
Outside the Christian heartland, the regularly shaped flowers have reminded people of the face of a clock. In Israel they are known as "clock-flower" (שעונית) and in Greece as "clock plant" (ρολογιά); in Japan too, they are known as tokeisō (時計草, "clock plant"). In Hawaiian, they are called lilikoʻi; lī is a string used for tying fabric together, such as a shoelace, and liko means "to spring forth leaves".
In India, blue passionflowers are called Krishnakamala in Karnataka and Maharashtra, while in Uttar Pradesh and generally north it is colloquially called "Paanch Paandav" (referring to the five Pandavas in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata). The five anthers are interpreted as the five Pandavas, the divine Krishna is at the centre, and the radial filaments are opposing hundred. The colour blue is moreover associated with Krishna as the colour of his aura.
In northern Peru and Bolivia, the banana passionfruits are known as tumbos. This is one possible source of the name of the Tumbes region of Peru.
In Turkey, the shape of the flowers have reminded people of Rota Fortunae, thus it called Çarkıfelek.
TAXONOMY
Passiflora is the most species rich genus of both the family Passifloraceae and the tribe Passifloreae. With over 550 species, an extensive hierarchy of infrageneric ranks is required to represent the relationships of the species. The infrageneric classification of Passiflora not only uses the widely used ranks of subgenus, section and series, but also the rank of supersection.
The New World species of Passiflora were first divided among 22 subgenera by Killip (1938) in the first monograph of the genus. More recent work has reduced these to 4, which are commonly accepted today (in order from most basally to most recently branching):
Astrophea (Americas, ~60 species), trees and shrubs with simple, unlobed leaves
Passiflora (Americas, ~250 species), woody vines with large flowers and elaborate corolla
Deidamioides (Americas, 13 species), woody or herbaceous vines
Decaloba (Americas, Asia and Australasia, ~230 species), herbaceous vines with palmately veined leaves
Some studies have shown that the segregate Old World genera Hollrungia and Tetrapathaea are nested within Passiflora, and form a fifth subgenus (Tetrapathaea). Other studies support the current 4 subgenus classification.
Relationships below the subgenus level are not known with certainty and are an active area of research. The Old World species form two clades - supersection Disemma (part of subgenus Decaloba) and subgenus Tetrapathaea. The former is composed of 21 species divided into sections Disemma (3 Australian species), Holrungiella (1 New Guinean species) and Octandranthus (17 south and east Asian species).
The remaining (New World) species of subgenus Decaloba are divided into 7 supersections. Supersection Pterosperma includes 4 species from Central America and southern Mexico. Supersection Hahniopathanthus includes 5 species from Central America, Mexico and northernmost South America. Supersection Cicea includes 19 species, with apetalous flowers. Supersection Bryonioides includes 21 species, with a distribution centered on Mexico. Supersection Auriculata includes 8 species from South America, one of which is also found in Central America. Supersection Multiflora includes 19 species. Supersection Decaloba includes 123 species.
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A graviola (Annona muricata) é uma planta originária das Antilhas, onde se encontra em estado silvestre.
Nos Andes do Peru, a folha é tradicionalmente usada como chá no tratamento de catarro excessivo. As sementes tem ação anti parasitaria, as raízes e as folhas eram utilizadas para diabetes; no Brasil, tornou-se subespontânea na Amazônia. Prefere climas úmidos e baixa altitude.
A gravioleira é uma árvore de pequeno porte (atinge de 4 a 6 metros de altura) e encontrada em quase todas as florestas tropicais, com folhas verdes brilhantes e flores amareladas, grandes e isoladas, que nascem no tronco e nos ramos. Os frutos têm forma ovalada, casca verde-pálida, são grandes, chegando a pesar entre 750 gramas a 8 quilogramas e dando o ano todo.
Contém muitas espinhas, vermelhas, envolvidas por uma polpa branca, de sabor agridoce, muito delicado e considerados por muitos que o comeram semelhante ao fruto abóbora (ou jerimum, no nordeste do Brasil). Estão a realizar-se estudos para saber se a graviola cura ou não o cancro (ou câncer, em português do Brasil).
O óleo de graviola oferece muitas propriedades na qual inclui bactericida, adstringentes, hipotensor e sedativo para citar alguns. Seus usos tradicionais são para tratar a asma, calafrios, febre, conduto, pressão alta, insônia, nervosismo, reumatismo e doenças de pele. Usá-lo em cremes, loções e bálsamos para aliviar a coceira de pele seca e para eczema e sintomas de psoríase. A semente tem alto valor de magnésio e potássio em relação a polpa da fruta.
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Soursop fruit (Annona muricata) is a plant native to the Antilles, where it is found in the wild.
In the Peruvian Andes, leaf is traditionally used as a tea in the treatment of excessive phlegm. The seeds have antiparasitic action, roots and leaves were used for diabetes; in Brazil, became subspontaneous in the Amazon. Prefers humid climates and low altitude.
The soursop is a small tree (reaches 4 to 6 meters high) and found in almost all tropical forests, with bright green leaves and yellowish flowers, large and isolated, that are born in the trunk and in the branches. The fruits are oval shaped, pale green bark, are large, reaching between 750 grams to 8 kilograms and giving the whole year.
It contains many red spines, surrounded by a white pulp, bittersweet in taste, very delicate and considered by many who ate it similar to the pumpkin fruit (or jerimum, in northeastern Brazil). Studies are being carried out to determine whether or not graviola cures cancer (or cancer, in Brazilian Portuguese).
Graviola oil offers many properties in which it includes bactericidal, astringent, hypotensive and sedative to name a few. Its traditional uses are to treat asthma, chills, fever, flue, high blood pressure, insomnia, nervousness, rheumatism and skin diseases. Use it on creams, lotions and balms to relieve itchy dry skin and for eczema and psoriasis symptoms. The seed has a high value of magnesium and potassium in relation to fruit pulp.
Folkloric
- No reported folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines.
- Bark used in menorrhagia due to fibroids, leucorrhea and internally bleeding.
- Used for dysmenorrhea.
- Leaf juice, mixed with cumin seeds,, used for stomachaches.
- Bark, seeds, and flowers used in Ayurveda and Unani systems of medicine. Early Indian Materia Medica, 1500 AD, mentions the plant as a uterine tonic used for menstrual disorders.
- Flowers used for cervical adenitis, biliousness, syphilis, hyperdipsia, hemorrhagic dysentery, hemorrhoids, and scabies.
- In India, bark used as uterine sedative.
- In Pakistan, used for excessive uterine bleeding.
- Also used for depression.
- Used for internal bleeding, hemorrhoids, hemorrhagic dysentery.
- Bark extract used for menorrhagia.
- Juice of flowers used as coolant against biliousness.
- Bark used as astringent and uterine sedative.
- Used as tonic; also used for rheumatism, skin diseases, and urinary disorders.
- In India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, Ashoka bark is used by women for the treatment of menorrhagia, and other menstrual and uterine disorders. In Ayurveda, used in the treatment of wounds, poisoning, tumors, diarrhea, worm infestation, abdominal swelling. In Unani medicine, used for anorexia, dermatitis, indigestion, animal bites, and as hair tonic. (26)
source: staurt xchange
Griffen's story:
I decided it was time to hike out to the New Carissa and see the last of her removed from what I thought would be her final resting place. I thought it might be fun for the boys to hike across the dry mashes instead of four-wheeling or hiking down the beach. And it was fun, the big guys chasing each other and wrestling in front, the little guys tripping along behind. About two-thirds of the way to our destination, the boys came across the most glorious porcupine, the largest I have ever seen! It was as wide as my arm is long! How I wish I had gotten a photo! But I was too busy riding herd on the crew. Griffen (of course, it would be Griffen) ran in for a sniff before I even saw it, and returned sporting seven or eight quills. I was able to call Hamilton off.
I pulled several quills in the field, but Griffen caught on to that pretty quick, so we aborted our mission and headed home to get some help from Katie at the warehouse. After about half an hour of down-and-dirty wrestling on the office floor, we were only able to pull two quills. Katie was shaking, I was red in the face, and Griffen was stressed but showing no signs of weakening. I headed for the vet. I received my jaw-dropping price quote, $100 for the emergency visit, $320 more for quill removal, at the front desk. We then went to the examination room, where Griffen's general condition was evaluated. Mary, our vet, commented that he had a great heart, and also noted that he was very fit. She wanted to knock him out to remove the quills so that she could look under his lips and tongue and in his throat, which would have meant that I had to leave him. I really didn't want to do that, so after I demonstrated that we could fully examine his mouth and he would allow her feel around his throat, (just don't touch the quills, lady!) she agreed to give him a sedative, and with my help, pull them out in the examination room. Which would also, by the way, save me about two hundred bucks! After wrestling around on the floor for about fifteen minutes, she suggested we move into the hallway, where we would have more room and we could lay on top of him. She commented several times on his quickness and strength. After another fifteen minutes, we were down to one quill. She managed to pin him to the wall, and I was able to sneak the hemostats under his chin and grab the last quill before he knew I was there!
As I was paying the bill, she commented, and I quote, "This dog is as strong as a 110# dog, and I say that with some authority."
The sedative kicked in about the time we got home, and Griffen slept the night like a baby. I, on the other hand, awoke frequently to shift my aching body into a more comfortable position.
Although I've had dogs my whole life, I've never had a dog as strong as either Hamilton or Griffen. The only dogs I've known that compare to them in strength, are some of the sled dogs that I knew in Alaska. Little 40-45# dogs that you can hardly hang on to if they take a notion to go! I can only surmise that it is diet, as they were fed a high proportion of raw frozen salmon, and my guys are raw, as well.
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Form June to September they repeatedly throw masses of bright yellow poppy-like flowers that can be up to 5" in diameter.
As the name suggests, the flowers open later in the day (and are pollinated by moths and other nocturnal insects).
Later the flowers are followed by unusual winged seed pods.
Recognised to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.
Leaves and flowers can be added to salad. Roots can be used in their second year as a vegetable (like parsnip) in soups and stews.
Oil from their seeds is used to regulate hormones; Can be used to treat inflammation conditions like arthritis; Used to treat eczema and other dry skin complaints; Can be used as a sedative or to treat diarrhoea; Roots can be used to treat stubborn coughs; Can lower cholsterol and blood pressure.
So, all in all, a very useful plant, as well as being so attractive!
This is how Alice got her sedative pills while she had her drainage tube in. And Jamie got them, too, so that the humans could get a good night's sleep.
IT'S NOT THAT BEAUTIFUL.
(to anybody else. but me.)
the exasperation. the exhaustion (though since i've been running on four hours of sleep every night that's accounted for). the "i'm so fucking sick of this world." (also, the "i need a fucking haircut.")
one thing i've been waiting to clarify, and i think that i should clarify it here, is that i am absolutely NOT pro-anorexia or pro-eating disorder. i do not endorse losing so much weight you look like an ugly bag of bones like i do (but i love it lolz :( sort of :(). if you are hungry for control, power--and aren't we all?--i suggest growing a garden or meditating or writing about it or doing something you CAN control instead of focusing on your intake. there's always something you can do instead of focus on food. i feel like it's all been taken away from me but i know better. i can't think of anything really, though. my anorexia is my favourite defense mechanism but dear god stay away from it!
ANYWAY. there has been a lot of ~publicity~ lately pertaining to pro-anorexia websites. the thing i've noticed about them is that unfortunately, they contain some people who have seemingly exhausted their options when it comes to losing weight and see anorexia or bulimia as their ONLY option. i can't imagine anybody coming into this intentionally. (in all honesty, my first flirtation with an eating disorder was because i wanted to die by starvation. i was fourteen. so i was irrational.) after a while you just get so empty. through all the hospitalisations and the doctor's appointments and the dietitians and the friends being afraid to eat around you or hug you or say fat or skinny and the therapists and the 'why can't you EAT?' it's like any other "part" of you that may have tried to exist is just thwarted. i think a lot of my defense mechanisms had been eradicated prior to my eating disorder--people made fun of my drawing, people didn't understand my writing, we didn't have the money to buy yarn for knitting, i felt uncomfortable around my friends, etc--and i developed one out of consequence, out of emptiness, to fill some gaping void by creating more emptiness. i know psychologically where my eating disorder came from and i think without it i'd still be an awful shell of a human being, an empty creature wanting to restore something that is beyond restoration (ooh, ambiguous!). but why would anybody want to get into this? anorexia is more than being skinny or losing your period like they talk about in magazines. it's guilt, and once you've shut that off, a weird sort of emptiness that you can pretend is happiness. it's numbing. a sedative. i wish that everybody wanted to be part of their world. it hurts me to see other anorexic girls (and guys, but i've never met an anorexic guy. i'm kind of going off on a tangent here) because i know how they feel. not exactly but enough. i mean... i know what i went through to get here. i can't imagine the equivalent for somebody else. there is always a trigger. wanting to lose weight may be the disguise but there's definitely a trigger.
we put ourselves through it because to us, it feels good, like we deserve it. but nobody does. i guess i just need to accept that.
I picked about one hundred pounds the other day, I’m cleaning about fifty pounds and my friends got the rest of them..
The Ginkgo is a living fossil, with fossils recognizably related to modern Ginkgo from the Permian, dating back 270 million years.
Maiden Hair promotes healthy circulation to the brain to ensure a healthy supply of oxygen and nutrients. It also includes antioxidant properties that protect brain cells from the damaging effects of free radicals. These unique traits make Maiden Hair the
"Number One" herb for a sharp memory and a healthy, active mind.
Maiden Hair is native to northern China, from the Ginkgo tree, which also grows in the southern and eastern United States, southern France and Korea. Maiden Hair is considered the world's oldest tree species, and it has a high resistance to disease, insects and pollution.
Historically, the leaves were often placed in books to repel bookworms. Maiden Hair is said to oxygenate the blood, increasing circulation and strengthening blood vessels.
Chinese herbalists have recommended Maiden Hair for over five thousand years to treat a variety of ailments. Anti-inflammatory properties present in Maiden Hair are thought to be beneficial in the treatment of asthma.
The positive effects that Maiden Hair has on the brain and body have catapulted this herb to its current popularity among herbalists today. Maiden Hair has been known to increase brain functionality, which may be beneficial for those who suffer from low concentration and memory loss. For this reason, Maiden Hair has recently been used in the treatment of Alzheimer disease. As a lung relaxant, Maiden Hair is said to ease coughing and reduce tissue inflammation. Maiden Hair has also proven to be beneficial for treating painful headaches, ringing in the ears and vertigo. Additionally, Maiden Hair has been known to reduce inflammation of the veins, including varicose veins.
The different parts of this plant have different properties. The leaves are an antioxidant, brain tonic, circulatory stimulant, kidney tonic and rejuvenate. The nuts are antibacterial, antifungal, antitussive, astringent, expectorant and sedative. As with the properties, different parts of the plant have been used for many different medicinal purposes.
The leaves have been used for Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, asthma, blindness, blood clots, cerebral arteriosclerosis, deafness, dementia, depression, hearing loss, hemorrhoids, impotence, macular degeneration, memory loss, nerve deafness, pain in the extremities, phlebitis, poor circulation, Reynaud's disease, senility, skull injuries, stroke, tinnitus, varicose veins, vertigo and vision loss.
On the other hand, the nuts are used for asthma, bladder irritation, catarrh, diabetes, diphtheria, dysentery, weak kidneys, incontinence, typhoid, tinnitus, tuberculosis, frequent urination, vaginal infection and peripheral vascular disease. Maiden Hair helps to relax blood vessels so that more nutrients can be delivered to the body and helps the brain utilize oxygen and glucose better. It also improves peripheral circulation, yet
Maiden Hair doesn't keep you awake. It increases cerebral blood flow and the rate at which information is transmitted. Maiden Hair also has an anti-aggretory effect on blood platelets. The primary known constituents of Maiden Hair are as follows: the leaves contain flavonoids (ginkgolide, quercetin, kaempferol), ginkgolic acid, bilobetin, proanthocyanidins, ascorbic acid and carotenoids;
The nuts contain essential oil, fatty acid, tannin and resin.
• There are no native ginkgoes living in the wild. All wild trees were wiped out hundreds of thousands of years ago but human intervention has saved the modern tree.
• Several ginkgoes were the only living survivors of an atomic bomb blast dropped on Hiroshima by the United States.
• About 50 pounds of dried ginkgo leaves yield a pound of the medicinal product.
Ancient Chinese records are surprisingly complete and describe the tree as ya-chio-tu , meaning a tree with leaves like a duck's foot. Asian people systematically planted the tree and many living ginkgoes are known to be more than 5 centuries old. Buddhists not only kept written records but revered the tree and preserved it in temple gardens. Western collectors eventually imported ginkgoes to Europe where it was very popular in large cities like London and Paris.
G. biloba was first brought into the United States by William Hamilton for his garden in Philadelphia in 1784. It was a favorite tree of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and made its way into city landscapes across North America. The tree had an ability to survive pests, drought, storms, ice, city soils, and was widely planted. But it did have a problem...
Maidenhair-tree's leaf extract is a billion dollar business. According to one recent report, "In Germany alone, ginkgo biloba prescriptions (it is prescribed by doctors in Germany) retailed at $280 million in U.S. dollars". A German manufacturer, Schwabe, sold almost $2 billion U.S. dollars worth of Ginkgo biloba extract worldwide in 1993.
Gingko biloba is most effective as a concentrated extract, found in either liquid or tablet form. It has beneficial effects on the circulatory system, particularly among the elderly. Studies have shown it can help in treatment of their short-term memory loss, headache, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and depression by improving blood flow in the arteries and capillaries
Cook 1 cup of rice in 2 cups of water until tender. Cook 1/2 cup of ginkgo nuts (available from Chinese food stores or ethnic sections in many natural foods stores or supermarkets) in enough water to cover them until tender. Add the ginkgo water to the rice and blend until creamy, add the ginkgo nuts and blend a little until the nuts are partly chopped, then heat the porridge until hot and serve forth in a porcelain pot. Flavoring spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or allspice can be added, if desired.
This delicious treat--the nuts are sweet, slightly bitter, and astringent--makes a good dessert with all the healthful properties of the traditional ginkgo nut, which can help expel mucus from the respiratory tract, benefiting asthma or other respiratory ailments where there is wheezing and help strengthen a weak bladder when there is frequent urination--having to get up in the night to visit the bathroom. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the nuts are highly nutritious, but should not be used on a continual basis--and should not be used raw.
সিপাহী বুলবুলি, Red whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) enjoying the fruits of Neem (নিম in Bangla) tree, Azadirachta indica
Garchumuk Forest
Monsoon Bengal
Neem (Azadirachta indica)
In India, the plant is known as Sacred Tree - a Nature's Drugstore. Products made from neem trees have been used in India for over two millennia for their medicinal properties and is considered a major component in Ayurvedic medicine. Neem products are believed to be anthelmintic, antifungal, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antiviral, contraceptive and sedative.
Moreover, neem is a key ingredient in non-pesticidal management, providing a natural alternative to synthetic pesticides
Images of Bengal, India
You can't tell by this photo, from yesterday, but Rusty had a VERY bad day. She became incontinent of poo and was devastated by this indignity. She lay out on the dirt in the sun all day very unwell. As it was Sunday no vets were open but when Rusty's vet opened this morning I called right away. I was no longer concerned with Rusty dying at home. I just wanted her to be relieved from what had become such a struggle.
I made an appointment and she had an hour and a half to lay in the dirt again. Then it was s short trip to the vet's clinic.
Rusty was a gem. She had a lovely yellow towel with a pad under it for comfort and she was totally comfortable and relaxed from the beginning.
She was given a sedative. I held her head and patted her for 15-20 min. Then she was taken away to have a line started in her leg. She was returned to me and she had stuff in her eyes too so she wouldn't feel the discomfort of them drying out.
When the final needle's contents were pushed into the line I asked Dr Vivian how long it would take for Rusty's heart to stop. She said, "it's stopped already".
Dr Vivian was crying and the receptionist was crying more. They saw Rusty enough to know how very special she was.
Me? I feel a huge relief after being powerless to do anything for her yesterday.
I never knew that this plant has proclaimed medical uses primarily for use in treating insomnia.
This is one of the plants that I bought at Park Seed Flower Day Festival. I love getting living plants as gifts, this is a wonderful reminder of a beautiful day that I spent with the dh.
This is so much better big.
A little bit of sunshine for you , Taken at Sudeley castle on my birthday last year... The only day I think it did not rain ....Have a wonderful week ahead ..brollies thermals and maybe sunglasses for a second or two lol :)) xx
Poppies have been used for centuries in seasonings, medicine and health tonics. Tea from poppies has been used for its calming effect. The oriental poppy is the only poppy that contains opium, but other poppies do have mildly sedative effects, too. Water made from poppies is said to remove wrinkles and freshen the skin. Poppies can also be used for dye and for adding flavor and texture to breads and pastries.
If anybody thinks about pink, then definitely thinks about the elements of grace, gentility, and happiness. Regardless of the shape of the flower – from the tight, small buds of a pink garden rose to the delicate, open petals of a pink caellia in full bloom – pink blossoms convey youth, innocence, and joy. Pink is the color that always turns the occasion of life into a memorable moment for generations to come.
A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drug. It also produces edible seeds. Following the trench warfare in the poppy fields of Flanders, Belgium during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.
DESCRIPTION
Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over a metre tall with flowers up to 15 centimetres across. Flowers of species (not cultivars) have 4 to 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the center of the flower and an ovary of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any color and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away. In the temperate zones, poppies bloom from spring into early summer. Most species secrete latex when injured. Bees use poppies as a pollen source. The pollen of the oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, is dark blue, that of the field or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is grey to dark green. The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, grows wild in eastern and southern Asia, and South Eastern Europe. It is believed that it originated in the Mediterranean region.
Poppies belong to the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae, which includes the following genera:
Papaver – Papaver rhoeas, Papaver somniferum, Papaver orientale, Papaver nudicaule, Papaver cambricum
Eschscholzia – Eschscholzia californica
Meconopsis – Meconopsis napaulensis
Glaucium - the horned poppies including Glaucium flavum and Glaucium corniculatum
Stylophorum – celandine poppy
Argemone – prickly poppy
Romneya – matilija poppy and relatives
Canbya – pygmy poppy
Stylomecon – wind poppy
Arctomecon – desert bearpaw poppy
Hunnemannia – tulip poppy
Dendromecon – tree poppy
USES
The flowers of most poppy species are attractive and are widely cultivated as annual or perennial ornamental plants. This has resulted in a number of commercially important cultivars, such as the Shirley poppy, a cultivar of Papaver rhoeas and semi-double or double (flore plena) forms of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum and oriental poppy (Papaver orientale). Poppies of several other genera are also cultivated in gardens. A few species have other uses, principally as sources of drugs and foods. The opium poppy is widely cultivated and its worldwide production is monitored by international agencies. It is used for production of dried latex and opium, the principal precursor of narcotic and analgesic opiates such as morphine, heroin and codeine. Poppy seeds are rich in oil, carbohydrates, calcium and protein. Poppy oil is often used as cooking oil, salad dressing oil, or in products such as margarine. Poppy oil can also be added to spices for cakes, or breads. Poppy products are also used in different paints, varnishes, and some cosmetics.
MEDICINE
Ancient Egyptian doctors would have their patients eat seeds from a poppy to relieve pain. Poppy seeds contain small quantities of both morphine and codeine, which are pain-relieving drugs that are still used today. Poppy seeds and fixed oils can also be nonnarcotic because when they are harvested about twenty days after the flower has opened, the morphine is no longer present.
ADVERTISING
In Mexico, Grupo Modelo, the makers of Corona beer, used red poppy flowers in most of its advertising images until the 1960s.
Artificial poppies (called "Buddy Poppies") are used in the veterans' aid campaign by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which provides money to the veterans who assemble the poppies and various aid programs to veterans and their families.
CURRENCY
A poppy flower is depicted on the reverse of the Macedonian 500-denar banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003. The poppy is also part of the coat of arms of North Macedonia.
Canada issued special quarters (25-cent coins) with a red poppy on the reverse in 2004, 2008 and 2010. The 2004 Canadian "poppy" quarter was the world's first coloured circulation coin.
NAMES
The girl's given name "Poppy" is taken from the name of the flower.
SYMBOLISM
Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever. A second interpretation of poppies in Classical mythology is that the bright scarlet color signifies a promise of resurrection after death.
The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common plant of disturbed ground in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, which is the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John McCrae. In Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, artificial poppies (plastic in Canada, paper in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Malta and New Zealand) are worn to commemorate those who died in war. This form of commemoration is associated with Remembrance Day, which falls on November 11. In Canada, Australia and the UK, poppies are often worn from the beginning of November through to the 11th, or Remembrance Sunday if that falls on a later date. In New Zealand and Australia, soldiers are also commemorated on ANZAC day (April 25), although the poppy is still commonly worn around Remembrance Day. Wearing of poppies has been a custom since 1924 in the United States. Miss Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States.
Red-flowered poppy is unofficially considered the national flower of the Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and elsewhere. This is due to its red and black colors, the same as the colors of the flag of Albania.
The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower of California.
The powerful symbolism of Papaver rhoeas has been borrowed by various advocacy campaigns, such as the White Poppy and Simon Topping's black poppy.
HISTORY AND INFLUENCE
Papaver somniferum was domesticated by the indigenous people of Western and Central Europe between 6000 and 3500 BC. However, it is believed that its origins may come from the Sumerian people, where the first use of opium was recognized. Poppies and opium made their way around the world along the silk road. Juglets resembling poppy seed pods have been discovered with trace amounts of opium and the flower appeared in jewelry and on art pieces in Egypt, dated 1550-1292 BC.
The eradication of poppy cultivation came about in the early 1900s through international conferences due to safety concerns associated with the production of opium. In the 1970s the American war on drugs targeted Turkish production of the plant, leading to a more negative popular opinion of the U.S.
WIKIPEDIA
A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drug. It also produces edible seeds. Following the trench warfare in the poppy fields of Flanders, Belgium during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.
DESCRIPTION
Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over a metre tall with flowers up to 15 centimetres across. Flowers of species (not cultivars) have 4 to 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the center of the flower and an ovary of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any color and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away. In the temperate zones, poppies bloom from spring into early summer. Most species secrete latex when injured. Bees use poppies as a pollen source. The pollen of the oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, is dark blue, that of the field or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is grey to dark green. The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, grows wild in eastern and southern Asia, and South Eastern Europe. It is believed that it originated in the Mediterranean region.
Poppies belong to the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae, which includes the following genera:
Papaver – Papaver rhoeas, Papaver somniferum, Papaver orientale, Papaver nudicaule, Papaver cambricum
Eschscholzia – Eschscholzia californica
Meconopsis – Meconopsis napaulensis
Glaucium - the horned poppies including Glaucium flavum and Glaucium corniculatum
Stylophorum – celandine poppy
Argemone – prickly poppy
Romneya – matilija poppy and relatives
Canbya – pygmy poppy
Stylomecon – wind poppy
Arctomecon – desert bearpaw poppy
Hunnemannia – tulip poppy
Dendromecon – tree poppy
USES
The flowers of most poppy species are attractive and are widely cultivated as annual or perennial ornamental plants. This has resulted in a number of commercially important cultivars, such as the Shirley poppy, a cultivar of Papaver rhoeas and semi-double or double (flore plena) forms of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum and oriental poppy (Papaver orientale). Poppies of several other genera are also cultivated in gardens. A few species have other uses, principally as sources of drugs and foods. The opium poppy is widely cultivated and its worldwide production is monitored by international agencies. It is used for production of dried latex and opium, the principal precursor of narcotic and analgesic opiates such as morphine, heroin and codeine. Poppy seeds are rich in oil, carbohydrates, calcium and protein. Poppy oil is often used as cooking oil, salad dressing oil, or in products such as margarine. Poppy oil can also be added to spices for cakes, or breads. Poppy products are also used in different paints, varnishes, and some cosmetics.
MEDICINE
Ancient Egyptian doctors would have their patients eat seeds from a poppy to relieve pain. Poppy seeds contain small quantities of both morphine and codeine, which are pain-relieving drugs that are still used today. Poppy seeds and fixed oils can also be nonnarcotic because when they are harvested about twenty days after the flower has opened, the morphine is no longer present.
ADVERTISING
In Mexico, Grupo Modelo, the makers of Corona beer, used red poppy flowers in most of its advertising images until the 1960s.
Artificial poppies (called "Buddy Poppies") are used in the veterans' aid campaign by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which provides money to the veterans who assemble the poppies and various aid programs to veterans and their families.
CURRENCY
A poppy flower is depicted on the reverse of the Macedonian 500-denar banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003. The poppy is also part of the coat of arms of North Macedonia.
Canada issued special quarters (25-cent coins) with a red poppy on the reverse in 2004, 2008 and 2010. The 2004 Canadian "poppy" quarter was the world's first coloured circulation coin.
NAMES
The girl's given name "Poppy" is taken from the name of the flower.
SYMBOLISM
Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever. A second interpretation of poppies in Classical mythology is that the bright scarlet color signifies a promise of resurrection after death.
The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common plant of disturbed ground in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, which is the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John McCrae. In Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, artificial poppies (plastic in Canada, paper in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Malta and New Zealand) are worn to commemorate those who died in war. This form of commemoration is associated with Remembrance Day, which falls on November 11. In Canada, Australia and the UK, poppies are often worn from the beginning of November through to the 11th, or Remembrance Sunday if that falls on a later date. In New Zealand and Australia, soldiers are also commemorated on ANZAC day (April 25), although the poppy is still commonly worn around Remembrance Day. Wearing of poppies has been a custom since 1924 in the United States. Miss Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States.
Red-flowered poppy is unofficially considered the national flower of the Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and elsewhere. This is due to its red and black colors, the same as the colors of the flag of Albania.
The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower of California.
The powerful symbolism of Papaver rhoeas has been borrowed by various advocacy campaigns, such as the White Poppy and Simon Topping's black poppy.
HISTORY AND INFLUENCE
Papaver somniferum was domesticated by the indigenous people of Western and Central Europe between 6000 and 3500 BC. However, it is believed that its origins may come from the Sumerian people, where the first use of opium was recognized. Poppies and opium made their way around the world along the silk road. Juglets resembling poppy seed pods have been discovered with trace amounts of opium and the flower appeared in jewelry and on art pieces in Egypt, dated 1550-1292 BC.
The eradication of poppy cultivation came about in the early 1900s through international conferences due to safety concerns associated with the production of opium. In the 1970s the American war on drugs targeted Turkish production of the plant, leading to a more negative popular opinion of the U.S.
WIKIPEDIA
Rangoon Creeper is a vine native to India, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Every part has been used medicinally at one time or another. I was told years ago that the flowers steeped makes a sedative tea, but I have not tried it. I also haven't found any information to back it up.
The flowers darken each day and smell like a cross between gardenia and a cantaloupe.
Combretaceae
List of drugs I self-administered during the writing of this book:
1P-ETH-LAD
1P-LSD
2C-B
2C-B-AN
2C-B-FLY
2C-E
2C-I
3,4 CTMP
3-FPM
3-MeO-PCMo
4-ACO-DMT
4-FA
4F-EPH
4F-MPH
4-HO-MET
4-Me-TMP
5F-AKB48
5-MeO-DALT
5-MeO-DIBF
6-APB
Adderall
Alcohol
AL-LAD
Alprazolam
AM-2201
AM-694
Amphetamine
AMT
Aniracetam
Armodafinil
Ayahuasca
Betel Nut
BK-2C-B
Blue Lotus
Caffeine
Calea
Cannabis
Catnip
Catuaba
Cebil
Celastrus Paniculatus
Chaliponga Leaves
Changa
Chlordiazepoxide
Citicoline
Clonazolam
Coca
Cocaine
Codeine
Damiana
Datura
Diazepam
Diclazepam
Diphenhydramine
Diphenidine
DMT
Doxylamine Succinate
DXM
Entada Rheedii
EPH
Ephedra
Ephenidine
Etizolam
Flubromazolam
Fly Agaric
Gabapentin
GHB
Ginkgo
Guarana
Guayusa
HBWS
HDMP-28
Heroin
Hexen
Iboga
Imphepho
Indian Warrior
IPPH
JWH-018
JWH-073
Kanna
Kava Kava
Ketamine
Khaini
Kola Nut
Kratom
Lavender
Lean
LSD
LSZ
L-Theanine
Maconha Brava
Magic Mushrooms
Magic Truffles
Mapacho
Marihuanilla
MDA
MDAI
MDMA
MEAI
Mephedrone
Methamphetamine
Methylone
Methylphenidate
Mexedrone
Mexican Tarragon
MNA
Modafiendz
Morning Glory Seeds
Morphine
MPA
Mugwort
Mulungu
MXE
MXP
Nifoxipam
NM2AI
Noopept
NSI 189
Nutmeg
Ololiuqui
Opium
Oxycodone
Passion Flower
Phenibut
Picamilon
Pink Lotus Flower
Pipradrol
Poppers
PPH
Pregabalin
PRL-8-53
Pyrazolam
Rapé
Red Lily
Sakae Naa
Salvia
San Pedro Cactus
Shirodhara
Sinicuichi
Skullcap
St. John’s Wort
Syrian Rue
Tobacco
TPA
Tramadol
Ubulawu
Valerian Root
White Sage
Wild Dagga
Wild Lettuce
Wormwood
Yohimbe
Yopo
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A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drug. It also produces edible seeds. Following the trench warfare in the poppy fields of Flanders, Belgium during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.
DESCRIPTION
Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over a metre tall with flowers up to 15 centimetres across. Flowers of species (not cultivars) have 4 to 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the center of the flower and an ovary of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any color and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away. In the temperate zones, poppies bloom from spring into early summer. Most species secrete latex when injured. Bees use poppies as a pollen source. The pollen of the oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, is dark blue, that of the field or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is grey to dark green. The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, grows wild in eastern and southern Asia, and South Eastern Europe. It is believed that it originated in the Mediterranean region.
Poppies belong to the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae, which includes the following genera:
Papaver – Papaver rhoeas, Papaver somniferum, Papaver orientale, Papaver nudicaule, Papaver cambricum
Eschscholzia – Eschscholzia californica
Meconopsis – Meconopsis napaulensis
Glaucium - the horned poppies including Glaucium flavum and Glaucium corniculatum
Stylophorum – celandine poppy
Argemone – prickly poppy
Romneya – matilija poppy and relatives
Canbya – pygmy poppy
Stylomecon – wind poppy
Arctomecon – desert bearpaw poppy
Hunnemannia – tulip poppy
Dendromecon – tree poppy
USES
The flowers of most poppy species are attractive and are widely cultivated as annual or perennial ornamental plants. This has resulted in a number of commercially important cultivars, such as the Shirley poppy, a cultivar of Papaver rhoeas and semi-double or double (flore plena) forms of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum and oriental poppy (Papaver orientale). Poppies of several other genera are also cultivated in gardens. A few species have other uses, principally as sources of drugs and foods. The opium poppy is widely cultivated and its worldwide production is monitored by international agencies. It is used for production of dried latex and opium, the principal precursor of narcotic and analgesic opiates such as morphine, heroin and codeine. Poppy seeds are rich in oil, carbohydrates, calcium and protein. Poppy oil is often used as cooking oil, salad dressing oil, or in products such as margarine. Poppy oil can also be added to spices for cakes, or breads. Poppy products are also used in different paints, varnishes, and some cosmetics.
MEDICINE
Ancient Egyptian doctors would have their patients eat seeds from a poppy to relieve pain. Poppy seeds contain small quantities of both morphine and codeine, which are pain-relieving drugs that are still used today. Poppy seeds and fixed oils can also be nonnarcotic because when they are harvested about twenty days after the flower has opened, the morphine is no longer present.
ADVERTISING
In Mexico, Grupo Modelo, the makers of Corona beer, used red poppy flowers in most of its advertising images until the 1960s.
Artificial poppies (called "Buddy Poppies") are used in the veterans' aid campaign by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which provides money to the veterans who assemble the poppies and various aid programs to veterans and their families.
CURRENCY
A poppy flower is depicted on the reverse of the Macedonian 500-denar banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003. The poppy is also part of the coat of arms of North Macedonia.
Canada issued special quarters (25-cent coins) with a red poppy on the reverse in 2004, 2008 and 2010. The 2004 Canadian "poppy" quarter was the world's first coloured circulation coin.
NAMES
The girl's given name "Poppy" is taken from the name of the flower.
SYMBOLISM
Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever. A second interpretation of poppies in Classical mythology is that the bright scarlet color signifies a promise of resurrection after death.
The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common plant of disturbed ground in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, which is the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John McCrae. In Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, artificial poppies (plastic in Canada, paper in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Malta and New Zealand) are worn to commemorate those who died in war. This form of commemoration is associated with Remembrance Day, which falls on November 11. In Canada, Australia and the UK, poppies are often worn from the beginning of November through to the 11th, or Remembrance Sunday if that falls on a later date. In New Zealand and Australia, soldiers are also commemorated on ANZAC day (April 25), although the poppy is still commonly worn around Remembrance Day. Wearing of poppies has been a custom since 1924 in the United States. Miss Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States.
Red-flowered poppy is unofficially considered the national flower of the Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and elsewhere. This is due to its red and black colors, the same as the colors of the flag of Albania.
The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower of California.
The powerful symbolism of Papaver rhoeas has been borrowed by various advocacy campaigns, such as the White Poppy and Simon Topping's black poppy.
HISTORY AND INFLUENCE
Papaver somniferum was domesticated by the indigenous people of Western and Central Europe between 6000 and 3500 BC. However, it is believed that its origins may come from the Sumerian people, where the first use of opium was recognized. Poppies and opium made their way around the world along the silk road. Juglets resembling poppy seed pods have been discovered with trace amounts of opium and the flower appeared in jewelry and on art pieces in Egypt, dated 1550-1292 BC.
The eradication of poppy cultivation came about in the early 1900s through international conferences due to safety concerns associated with the production of opium. In the 1970s the American war on drugs targeted Turkish production of the plant, leading to a more negative popular opinion of the U.S.
WIKIPEDIA
Sedum hispanicum, the Spanish Stonecrop, is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae. Notwithstanding its name this stonecrop is not found in Spain. It is native to southern and central Europe and naturalized in Japan.
Sedum is the Latin name of the adjoining genus, Sempervivum.....houseleek. It is derived from sedare, to appease, to tranquillize, since the houseleek cultivated on housetops was supposed to take away the thunder, or probably because the crushed leaves used in plasters have a sedative action.
Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red colour of the red poppy in particular.[16] In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead.[17] Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever.[17] A second interpretation of poppies in Classical mythology is that the bright scarlet colour signifies a promise of resurrection after death.[18]
Red-flowered poppy is unofficially considered the national flower of the Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and elsewhere. This is due to its red and black colours, the same as the colours of the flag of Albania. Red poppies are also the national flower of Poland. The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower of California.[19]
The powerful symbolism of Papaver rhoeas has been borrowed by various advocacy campaigns, such as the White Poppy and Simon Topping's black poppy.
Wartime remembrance
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Main article: Remembrance poppy
A Canadian remembrance poppy worn on the lapel.
The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common plant of disturbed ground in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, which is the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John McCrae. In Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, artificial poppies (plastic in Canada, paper in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Malta and New Zealand) are worn to commemorate those who died in war. This form of commemoration is associated with Remembrance Day, which falls on November 11. In Canada, Australia and the UK, poppies are often worn from the beginning of November through to the 11th, or Remembrance Sunday if that falls on a later date. In New Zealand and Australia, soldiers are also commemorated on ANZAC day (April 25),[20] although the poppy is still commonly worn around Remembrance Day. Wearing of poppies has been a custom since 1924 in the United States.[21] Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States.[22][23][24]
Artificial poppies (called "Buddy Poppies") are used in the veterans' aid campaign by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which provides money to the veterans who assemble the poppies and various aid programs to veterans and their families.[25] Wikipedia