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These were close to where the adjoining shot was taken and looked in same stage of development as that pair the previous day but here these are passed the edible stage as self digestion has begun.
United States and Pakistan Announce Funds for Pakistan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation
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Islamabad, September 5, 2012 - U.S. Charge d’ Affaires Ambassador Richard Hoagland announced $4 million in new grants for Pakistani and American researchers to collaborate on projects in science and technology. Together with Executive Director Sohail Naqvi of the Higher Education Commission and Secretary Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ambassador Hoagland praised the successes of over 70 joint projects funded over the previous four phases, and encouraged Pakistani scientists and researchers to apply for the Pakistan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation funds before the November 30, 2012 deadline, with on goal in mind: improving life for Pakistani people throughout the country.
“The U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Program is one of the highlights of the U.S.-Pakistan bilateral relationship. This opportunity will not only support joint U.S.-Pakistan research across a wide range of topics, but will also help bring the fruits of research into the hands of the private sector, increasing technology transfer opportunities and supporting broad-based economic growth in Pakistan,” Ambassador Hoagland stated.
During the event, a select cadre of scientists shared their innovative work with the U.S. Embassy guests. Ambassador Hoagland was impressed to see the impact of a telemedicine project at Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi that brings doctors to remote areas of Pakistan through the use of teleconference technology. Speaking to scientists working on a solar energy project housed at COMSATS Institute of Information and a sewage treatment project at Quaid-e-Azam University, the Ambassador praised these projects for improving access to energy and clean water for residents of the community.
Please visit sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/dsc/pakistan/index.htm for more details on the cooperation program and how to apply for funding. The program welcomes proposals across a wide range of topics, including but not limited to education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, agriculture, democracy and governance, environment, energy, social sciences, and economic development. Proposals focused on technology transfer, entrepreneurship, innovation, and commercialization will be given special consideration.
Ayurveda gives ginger the status of a virtual medicine chest. That’s because this wonder spice has time-tested digestion-friendly properties, in addition to its numerous other health benefits. In India, ginger is liberally used in daily life. Ginger-infused chai is a household favorite, and it’s grandma’s antidote of choice for battling cold and flu.
On millions of dining tables in India, you’ll see matchsticks of fresh ginger that have turned a soft pink from being soaked in lemon juice and salt: a zingy accompaniment to any cooked meal.
Let’s give this knobbly root a closer look.
10 Terrific Benefits of Ginger
1. Haven’t been feeling hungry? Eat fresh ginger just before lunch to stoke a dull appetite and fire up the digestive juices.
2. Ginger improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in the body.
3. Ginger clears the ‘microcirculatory channels’ of the body, including the pesky sinuses that tend to flare up from time to time.
4. Feeling airsick or nauseous? Chew on ginger, preferably tossed in a little honey.
5. Can’t stop the toot-a-thon? Gas—oops—guess what?! Ginger helps reduce flatulence!
6. Tummy moaning and groaning under cramps? Munch on ginger.
7. Reeling under joint pain? Ginger, with its anti-inflammatory properties—can bring relief. Float some ginger essential oil into your bath to help aching muscles and joints.
8. Got a surgery done? Chewing ginger post-operation can help overcome nausea.
9. Stir up some ginger tea to get rid of throat and nose congestion. And when there’s a nip in the air, the warming benefits of this tasty tea are even greater!
10. Bedroom blues? Try adding a gingery punch to a bowl of soup. (Pss...the Ayurvedic texts credit ginger with aphrodisiac properties)
3 Ways to Use Ginger
1. Ginger & Herb Rice
Cook basmati rice. When you take the lid off the pan, quickly stir in finely chopped garlic, ginger, green chillies and fresh cilantro leaves—the burst of flavor and fragrance will drive your senses crazy with desire!
2. Ginger In Your Juice
‘Grate’ idea: grate some ginger root and put it in your juicer, along with carrots and apples and a little lemon juice. Totally yummy, and of course, so good for you!
3. Gingery Dessert
Even a smidgen of grated ginger on your vanilla pana cotta or strawberry sorbet can wake up the flavor!
M&M's prior to digestion, macro shot, narrow depth of field focussed on the front edge of the green one.
Benefits of Probiotics for Women While most people have actually found out about the benefits probiotics have on the digestion system few understand that there are lots of unknown benefits to supplementing with probiotics. In this video we will look at a few benefits that a few of you might be amazed to learn. ift.tt/1B1A7jH Probiotics can function as a state of mind enhancer and assist people handle clinical depression and anxiety. In human researches it was found that people eating everyday probiotics showed reduced mental distress and reduced scores for clinical depression. The digestive tract has a connection with our brains and can assist improve anxiety and clinical depression. Likewise probiotic scientists suggest that these helpful germs can assist speed up weight loss. A study suggests that females who include probiotics to their diet could lose two times as much weight as those who do not. Probiotics can fix a bacterial imbalance caused by a diet high in fats and low in fiber. A third little know benefit is that probiotics can assist improve your skin. Oral probiotics, like supplements or yogurt, can line the digestive tract and produce a healthy barrier that prevents the inflammation that causes acne and other skin problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQ3HhJdUdc Expectant and new moms may likewise wish to consider probiotics during the end of their pregnancy and during breastfeeding. It might assist much lower events of asthma and allergies in their children for approximately two years. Lastly, taking probiotics might assist prevent and deal with yeast infections. When there is a well balanced ratio of excellent to bad germs in the gut the yeast and PH levels are kept in check. However if it ends up being imbalanced those levels become unsteady and lead to an increase of the fungi that triggers the infection. Taking probiotics can assist keep the PH levels balanced and healthy. Probiotics have a lot of useful homes but the best benefit it supplies is for digestion health. With woman's digestion tract more sensitive to irritants and most likely to experience digestion problems than guy it is essential to consider getting these helpful germs daily. Make certain the probiotic consists of the pressures looked into to assist alleviate particular symptoms and make sure you are selecting a good probiotic supplement if you decide to take one. www.youtube.com/user/probioticsupplement www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iPsza3leqs Probiotic Supplements
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A factoidal nom-de-plume journal by Walid Raad photo-tracked the 1982 Israeli invasion of Beirut. The compelling image of the many speckled tree grew more so after finding that each dot represented a type of AK-47 bullet retrieved - each color representing one of 25 different nation's suppliers.
Somehow seeing the tree shot thus freshly illuminated the senseless + clumsy carnage of war.
Corn is mainly starch which is digested to long glucose chains, which are further digested to maltose and then to glucose.
Diagram created by Christine Dobrowolski using corn by gnokii on OpenClipArt, CC0 1.0
New mum Melissa shares Qiara with her mum friends .. and sent us this note: "A lot of different probiotics have made me ill but this has been nothing but a positive experience and I can't recommend enough to other mums! In fact I have and also put it in a few baby shower presents for my other mummy friends cause life is better with it."
An Associate Degree in Science at The Finch Gallery
November 14, 2008
EC Brown curated "Liv Ullmann, Anaerobic Digestion, Post-Psychiatry"
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Catie Olson curated Spiderbug short film screening: The pH Show
Frank DiGiovanni
Brandon Heuser
Michael Morris
Richard O'Sullivan
The illustration showing brain and vagus nerve (tenth cranial nerve) with lungs, heart, stomach and digestive tract
Good digestion means you will actually break down and absorb nutrients from your diet, that you immune system will be strong and good digestive flora also supports your emotional wellbeing. brisbanenaturalhealth.com.au/
An Associate Degree in Science at The Finch Gallery
November 14, 2008
EC Brown curated "Liv Ullmann, Anaerobic Digestion, Post-Psychiatry"
and
Catie Olson curated Spiderbug short film screening: The pH Show
Frank DiGiovanni
Brandon Heuser
Michael Morris
Richard O'Sullivan
An Associate Degree in Science at The Finch Gallery
November 14, 2008
EC Brown curated "Liv Ullmann, Anaerobic Digestion, Post-Psychiatry"
and
Catie Olson curated Spiderbug short film screening: The pH Show
Frank DiGiovanni
Brandon Heuser
Michael Morris
Richard O'Sullivan
An Associate Degree in Science at The Finch Gallery
November 14, 2008
EC Brown curated "Liv Ullmann, Anaerobic Digestion, Post-Psychiatry"
and
Catie Olson curated Spiderbug short film screening: The pH Show
Frank DiGiovanni
Brandon Heuser
Michael Morris
Richard O'Sullivan
Antibiotics strip the good bacteria from your gut, you can see it in their poop! That's why they have upset tummys when they have antibiotics... sooooo straight back onto the qiara!
An Associate Degree in Science at The Finch Gallery
November 14, 2008
EC Brown curated "Liv Ullmann, Anaerobic Digestion, Post-Psychiatry"
and
Catie Olson curated Spiderbug short film screening: The pH Show
Loo Bain
Frank DiGiovanni
Brandon Heuser
Michael Morris
Richard O'Sullivan
Jiva Ayurveda presents the Ayurveda Beauty products Amla Tablets which is helpful in General weakness, poor digestion, hair and eye disorders.
Protein is initially unraveled to long polypeptide strands and then broken down to dipeptide and tripeptides and then single amino acids.
Image created by Christine Dobrowolski using using myoglobin by AzaToth.
Pelicans swallow fish whole for digestion. Bones from broken fish pieces injure internal organs and can cause deadly infections.
Pier Watch™ of the Central Coast, is an all volunteer, San Luis Obispo County based group dedicated to educating the public about proper disposal of fishing line and tackle, responsible fishing practices and the importance of not feeding seabirds.
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Water filtration systems are good for your health. The benefits are ten-fold, with skin hydration, nutrient absorption, weight loss, detoxification, digestion and a reduction in the risk of cancer. Drinking pure water helps to support the immune system and mental health function.
The delivery of clean water to our homes is one of the hallmarks of modern civilization. Modern water systems test and treat water to ensure it’s safe for all of our needs — drinking, cooking, cleaning, and more. You want to be sure that the water we use is as pure as possible, and a practical way to ensure that is to add a water filtration system to your home.
Enjoy safe drinking water all the time. The consequences of having unsafe drinking water can be dire. Pollutants like heavy metals can have profound health consequences at worst, or at best make your water unpalatable. While the vast majority of municipal water systems in the United States do an excellent job of treating our water, there is always the danger of system failures, so it’s best to be safe. If you filter your water with an effective home water filtration system you’re making a smart investment in the health of your family.
Save money. If you’re buying bottled water for your family to use at home the costs can add up quickly. For the average family drinking 2-3 bottles of water a day, annual costs can easily exceed $500. That’s money can be recouped in a timely fashion after you install a water filtration system in your home. And there’s another drawback to bottled water…
Reduces lime scale and other mineral deposits. If you’ve ever looked at the bottom of an old tea kettle, you may have noticed white, chalky deposits on the bottom. That’s timescale, the buildup of minerals from lime and other minerals in your water. In addition to being unattractive, timescale can build up in pipes and appliances, and it often makes your water taste unpleasant. A quality whole-home water filtration system will alleviate many of the issues associated with limescale, and give you better tasting water as well.
Improve the taste of your drinking water. Water is one of the best fluids for your body, and adding more water to your diet can have real benefits for your overall health. So why not enjoy the best tasting water? With a water filtration system in your home, you’ll enjoy the clean, crisp taste of pure water, every time you open your tap.
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Breaking the fast is the critical phase for a healthy fasting! Here are the reasons behind this recommendation:
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🌙 Dates have high cabohydrates which is essential for boosting your energy after the long fasting hours
🌙Dates are extremely rich in fibers which will aid and improve digestion.
🌙 The key to breaking your fast is ensuring adequate hydration💦💦. Dates have very high levels of potassium- a key re-hydration mineral and their carbohydrate blend enhances hydration beyond water alone.
🌙 Your brain needs at least 15-20minutes ⏰to start feeling full. Eating all the food at once will lead to overeating and won’t give the chance to your body to feel satisfied.
🌙 Dates are rich in calories --- 3 is a perfect portion.
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لماذا يجب أن أبدأ الافطار بثلاث حبات تمر وكوب من الماء (أو اللبن) ومن ثم أنتظر 15-20دقيقة قبل البدء بباقي الوجبات؟
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للحصول على صيام صحي، عليك الاهتمام بالإفطار! فيما يلي الاسباب خلف هذه النصيحة: 🌙 تحتوي حبة التمر على كمية كبيرة من النشويات والتي هي أساسية لتزويد جسمك بالطاقة بعد ساعات الصيام الطويلة.
🌙 يحتوي التمر على كمية كبيرة من الألياف مما يساعد على تحسين عملية الهضم أثناء شهر رمضان.
🌙 السر في الافطار هو تأمين التروية والسوائل اللازمة للجسم. إن التمر غني جداً بالبوتاسيوم والذي هو من أقوى المعادن من أجل التروية. بالإضافة إلى احتواء التمر على تشكيلة من النشويات مما يساعد على تأمين تروية أكثر بكثير من الماء فقط.
🌙 إن الدماغ بحاجة ل15-20دقيقة للشعور بالشبع. إذا قمت بتناول الوجبة بأكملها من دون الانتظار بعد التمر والماء فإنك على أغلب سوف تتناول كمية أكبر من اللازم ولن تعطي جسمك الفرصة للشعور بالشبع.
🌙 لا تتناول أكثر من 3حبات من التمر فإن التمر عالي بالسعرات الحرارية.
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Rosemary and these benefits
Rosemary
Scientific Name: Rosmarinus officinalis
Common names: Rosemary officinal, herb with crowns, grass with troubadours, incense, tree of Mary, Rose of Sea, Rose of sailors, Roumaniou in Provençal
English Name: Rosemary
Botanical Classification: Family of Lamiaceae or liabées (Lamiaceae)
Forms and preparations: essential oils, Capsules, ointments, tinctures, herbal teas, decoctions, inhalation, poultices, baths
Medicinal properties of rosemary
Internal use
Promotes digestion, regulates lipids, improves blood circulation: cholagogue (aid for the evacuation of bile), antispasmodic.
Diuretic: It reduces the risk of kidney stones or gout and prevents rheumatism.
Antistress, anti-fatigue: it prevents insomnia and helps to combat intellectual overwork.
Antioxidant effect: against cell ageing.
Against skin conditions: infections, wounds, skin and genital cleansing.
Accelerates the hair growth.
Helps to control certain pathogens: antimycotic and antibacterial.
Relieves rheumatism.
Usual therapeutic INDICATIONS
The choline it contains acts as a lipid regulator at the liver level and promotes digestion.
Rosemery diuretic properties facilitate renal activity and contribute to the prevention of rheumatism.
Rosemary antioxidant properties have a stimulating effect on brain activity and improve memory.
Other Proven therapeutic INDICATIONS
Rosemary is also suitable as a detiring, to stimulate people who suffer from asthenia, while acting preventively against insomnia. It has antiseptic qualities that make it a good agent to clean the skin and sensitive areas or act directly on infected wounds. It can also be used for its antitussive power.
History of the use of rosemary in herbal medicine
The use of rosemary in perfumery dates back to the 14th century. We then lend to the water of Hungary, the first alcoholic fragrance that has been identified and made up mainly of rosemary, the powers of water of youth. In fact, the legend claims that Rosemary has allowed Elisabeth of Poland, cured of her paralysis and her arthritis problems, to become Queen of Hungary, seducing the king, despite her 72 years. However, he was given stimulating effects on brain activity from ancient Greece. It is for this reason that the Greek intellectuals ceignaient their heads of crowns of Rosemary. Also used empirically, as a remedy for many ailments, the honey of Narbonne, derived from rosemary, found a place of choice in the marine Pharmacopoeia in the eighteenth century.
Closer to us in the nineteenth century, the Doctor and German Catholic priest Sebastian Kneipp, who actively contributed to the development of Phytotherapy, prescribing to the elderly, rosemary baths. They could thus fight against many conditions: general weakness, eye fatigue, hypotonia, hypotension, hypercholesterolemia, cirrhosis, physical and intellectual overwork, with loss of memory, heart problems of origin Nervous, syncope, rheumatism or paralysis.
Botanical Description of Rosemary
A rocky shrub in the wild, the rosemary, from the family Lamiaceae, can reach 2 m in height, in cultivation. It is recognized, easily, all year round, erected in the middle of the Mediterranean bushes: its evergreen leaves are wrapped on their edges. They are much longer than wide, with a dark green color, shining on their upper face and whitish tint on the underside. rosemary flowers, most often of a purplish blue hue (whites are rarer) are aggregate in short clusters from February to May. the calyx of rosemary has a fluffy appearance, the Corolla is bilabiate and has four stamens, two of which exceed the upper lip. The fruit of the rosemary, of globose form, is a brown tétrakène.
Composition of Rosemary
Used Parts
It is the leaves, the flowering tops, that we will have taken care to dry, or the essential oil that are used in herbal medicine.
Active principles
Its essential oils contain the essences of camphor, cineole, Verbenone or Pinenes. The rosemary contains flavonoids (diosmin, luteolin), diterpenes, such as rosmadial and carnosolique acid, but also lipids (alkanes and alkenes). Steroids and triterpenes (aléanolique acid, ursotique acid) and phenolic acids (rosmarinic acid, chlorogenic acid) are also found. Phytoestrogens have similar effects to female hormones.
Use and dosage of rosemary
Determination
by internal means:
-In infusion, 2 g dried rosemary leaves in 150 ml of boiling water, for 10 min, at a rate of 2-3 cups per day.
-In liquid extract, 2 ml, 3 times a day.
-In tincture, 10 ml, 3 times a day.
-In essential oil, it is recommended to take 2 drops of rosemary to verbenone, on a piece of sugar, each morning. A 3-week cure is intended to stimulate liver and gallbladder activity. The essential oil from Rosemary to camphor is recommended to balance the neuromuscular system. Finally, the essential oil to Cineole has expectorant properties (of rosemery).
by external means:
Rosemary is then used for rheumatism and stimulation of peripheral blood circulation.
-To prepare the basic decoction, simmer 50 g of Rosemary in 1 liter of water, for 10 min, let cool and then filter the preparation.
-Hot or cold compresses, soaked in a solution of 6 to 10% of essential oil diluted in vegetable oil, can also be applied to the parts to be treated.
-To obtain an effective rub lotion, a few drops of essential oil can be mixed in 45% alcohol.
-a bath, for stimulating purposes, made from a liter of decoction or 10 drops of essential oil of rosemary added to the water, will be rather recommended in the morning.
-Lotions, ointments, gels or ointments contain, in principle, 6 to 10% of essential oil of rosemary.
Precautions for use of rosemary
At the indicated doses, it is safe. However, it can be warned against high-dose use of cineole essential oil of rosemary, which could have a neurotoxic or abortifacient effect.
Contraindications
Taken orally, it is contraindicated for children under the age of 12 and for people with gallstones or liver disease. Apart from cooking, it is also not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.
Side effects
At normal doses, the only risks can be nausea. People working with Rosemary have been able to develop contact eczema. An important overdose can cause vomiting, convulsions, spasms, bleeding from the uterus, or even fatal coma.
INTERACTIONS with medicinal plants or supplements
No known interaction.
Drug INTERACTIONS
In theory, Rosemary can interact with diuretic drugs and iron supplements, but nothing has been observed in practice.
Doctor’s opinion
Recognized benefits
Professor Hostettmann, a well-known phytotherapist, points out that, in addition to its listed properties, Rosemary improves concentration. He illustrated his remarks in the book he published in 2013, all about anti-ageing plants, indicating that the forehead and temples of children were rubbed during ancient Greece to make them more intelligent.
Warning
In the preparation of the decoctions, it is advisable to consult your doctor or pharmacist, to check the correct dosages and to ensure that the recommended doses are respected.
Research on Rosemary
If the use of Rosemary is based more on experience over the centuries, more recent studies focus on the benefit it could bring by its antioxidant effects, in the treatment of certain cancers.
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During this era the Camels Country Gentleman ads stressed smoking to improve mens' digestion. However, they didn't show any women "improving" their digestion by smoking Camels.
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De la familia de las Urticáceas.
Excelente diurético. Impurezas de la piel. Digestiones débiles. Catarros respiratorios. Trastornos de la matriz. Artritis. Hemorroides. Diarreas. Hemorragias. Diabetes. Urticarias provocadas por mariscos.
Uso externo: Macerada en alcohol, en lociones para el cabello (caída y caspa
Afortunadamente, su veneno no es mortífero, pero basta una sola gota de líquido urticante para «picar» 50 veces. Los pelos que recubren hojas y tallo son capaz de atravesarlos vestidos para alcanzar la piel, clavarse en ella y descargar su toxicidad.
Tallo de ortiga con sus inflorescencias en forma de panículas. Toda la planta se cubre de pelillos urticantes, que se abren y vierten su contenido de ácido fórmico en la lesión que producen.
Las matas de ortigas crecen en senderos húmedos y entre matorrales.
Planta vivaz de porte herbáceo de pasta un metro y medio de altura, de tallo verde, ramificado, de sección cuadrada y fibroso: si intentamos romperlo con las manos (con guantes), se «deshilachará» en toda su longitud. Las hojas, ovaladas, acabadas en puma, dentadas, se disponen sobre los tallos de cuatro en cuatro, formando nudos en los que se insertan otros cuatro pedúnculos florales colgantes. El tallo y las hojas están totalmente recubiertos de pelos urticantes que se clavan al contacto con la piel a inyectan un líquido irritante: El escozor es inmediato y muy molesto (como la picadura de un mosquito).
LOCALIZACIÓN: Se trata de una planta que se desarrolla prácticamente en cualquier rincón del hemisferio Norte, con la única condición de que esté habitado por el hombre. Vive junto a las casas, adherida a las paredes, al borde de los caminos y junto a los vertederos de basuras.
RECOLECCIÓN: Hojas y tallos pueden cortarse en cualquier época del año, con las manos protegidas guantes gruesos.
USOS Y APLICACIONES: En la Edad Media se combatía el reumatismo con la ortiga según un método muy original: se azotaba al paciente con una o varias ramas sobre la zona afectada. También quien creía que los efectos purificadores obtenían revolcándose sobre la hierba. E los siglos xll y xvll, cuando el algodón no era utilizado en Europa, se empleaba fibra de los tallos para fabricar una especia de muselina (la muselina es una tela fina poco tupida que se fabricaba en Mosul -Irak-, en la India y en Persia). Como hemostático (para detener las hemorragias), para aplicarse sobre la herida con el jugo obtenido al triturar la planta. La forma más adecuada usar la ortiga es comiéndola como verdura hirviéndola durante unos 20 minutos. Indicada para los diabéticos y para ayudar la digestión. El agua resultante de la ebullición no debe desecharse, pues resulta útil como antidiarreico o para tonificar el organismo (se pueden tomar tres tazas al día).
Parte Utilizada
Las sumidades aéreas y las raíces. Bajo la denominación de ortiga se emplean tanto la Urtica dioica (ortiga mayor), como la Urtica urens L. (ortiga menor).
Principios Activos
- Hojas, planta fresca: Clorofila a y b (2,5-3%), carotenoides (beta-caroteno). Flavonoides derivados del quercetol, kenferol y ramnetol. Sales minerales (hierro, calcio, sílice, azufre, potasio, manganeso). Acidos orgánicos (caféico, clorogénico, gálico, fórmico, acético), provitamina A. Mucílagos. Escopoletósido. Sitosterol. En los tricomas (pelos urticantes): acetilcolina, histamina, serotonina (5-hidroxitriptamina).
- Raíces: Taninos. Fitosteroles: beta-sitosterol. Ceramidas. Fenilpropanos. Lignanas. Polifenoles. Monoterpendioles. Aglutinina de la urtica dióica (lectina). Polisacáridos: glucanas, glucogalacturonanas, arabinogalactana. Escopoletósido.
- Semillas: Mucílagos, proteínas, aceite (30%), con un elevado contenido en ácido linoléico. Tocoferoles.
Acción Farmacológica
- Hojas, planta fresca: Reconstituyente, remineralizante, diurética (favorece la eliminación de cloruros, ácido úrico y urea), colagoga, hemostática, ligeramente hipotensora e hipoglucemiante. En uso externo es rubefaciente, analgésica, empleándose además, por su poder astringente, en afecciones cutáneas y mucosas. Las hojas frescas en aplicación tópica son altamente rubefacientes.
- Raíces: antiinflamatorio, con una acción antiadenomatosa (inhibe la 5-alfa-reductasa) , astringente.
- Semillas: Usadas popularmente como galactagogo, astringente y, el aceite, como emoliente.
Indicaciones
- Hojas: Estados en los que se requiera un aumento de la diuresis: afecciones genitourinarias (cistitis, ureteritis, uretritis, pielonefritis, oliguria, urolitiasis), prostatitis, adenoma benigno de próstata, hiperazotemia, hiperuricemia, gota, hipertensión arterial, edemas, sobrepeso acompañado de retención de líquidos, edemas por insuficiencias de retorno venoso.
Diabetes, anemia por déficit vitamínicos o minerales, convalecencia.
Disquinesias hepatobiliares, colecistitis, diarreas.
En uso tópico: inflamaciones osteoarticulares, dermatitis seborréicas, estomatitis, faringitis, vulvovaginitis.
- Raíz: disuria, polaquiuria, transtornos miccionales relacionados con el adenoma benigno de próstata (grados I y II de Alken).
Su empleo como rubefaciente (urticante) para el tratamiento de dolores reumáticos está en desuso.
Contraindicaciones
No prescribir formas de dosificación orales con contenido alcohólico a niños menores de dos años ni a consultantes en proceso de deshabituación etílica.
Efectos Secundarios
El decocto de raíces puede irritar la mucosa gástrica.
La ingesta de 20-30 semillas produce un efecto purgante drástico.
Precaución / Intoxicaciones
La planta fresca tiene una acción fuertemente irritante sobre la piel (urticante), con producción de una pápula urente.
Su uso como diurético en presencia de hipertensión, cardiopatías o insuficiencia renal moderada o grave, sólo debe hacerse por prescripción y bajo control médico, ante el peligro que puede suponer el aporte incontrolado de líquidos, la posibilidad de que se produzca una descompensación tensional.
Cuando se prescriba a pacientes con diabetes, el médico deberá controlar la glucemia para ajustar, si es necesario, las dosis de insulina o de los antidiabéticos orales.
Tener en cuenta el contenido alcohólico del extracto fluido y de la tintura.
Formas Galénicas / Posología
Hojas, uso interno:
- Decocción (hojas): una cucharada sopera por taza. Hervir tres minutos, infundir durante 20. Tres o más tazas al día.
- Extracto fluido (1:1): 50 gotas tres a seis veces al día.
- Tintura (1:10): 50-100 gotas, tres o más veces al día.
- Extracto seco (5:1): 0,5-1 g al día.
- Jarabe (10% de extracto fluido): 1 a 3 cucharadas soperas al día.
- Jugo de planta fresca: 10-15 ml, tres a seis veces al día.
Hojas, uso tópico:
- Decocción: 100 g/l, hervir 30 minutos. Aplicar en forma de baños, compresas, gargarismos, colutorios, irrigaciones vaginales, fricciones sobre el cuero cabelludo, etc.
- Jugo de planta fresca embebido en un algodón, contra la epistaxis, o en forma de compresas, en afecciones reumáticas.
Raíces (tratamiento del adenoma benigno de próstata):
- Decocción (raíces): 50 g/l, hervir 10 minutos. 4 tazas al día
- Extracto seco (5:1): 0,5-1 g al día.
- Extracto fluido (1:1): 50 gotas, una a tres veces al día.
- Tintura (1:5): 50-100 gotas, una a tres veces al día.
A foldable 3D solid created using my GIMP plugin (http://registry.gimp.org/node/2887) and Medhi's Kalidescope Plugin with PSPI.
NORTHERN VIEW OF URBAN WASTE TO METHANE FACILITY.
THIS FACILITY IS AN EFFORT TO PROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF A MIXTURE OF SOLID WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE, TO DEVELOP DESIGN PARAMETERS,TO ESTABLISH ECONOMICS,AND TO DEVELOP DATA ON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF GAS PRODUCED. URBAN WASTE IS SHREDDED AND SEPARATED INTO LIGHT AND HEAVY FRACTIONS. THE LIGHT FRACTION IS COMBINED WITH UP TO 10 PERCENT SEWAGE SLUDGE AND DIGESTED. WHEN OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY, THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ALMOST 300 MILLION CUBIC FEET OF METHANE PER YEAR. THE METHANE PRODUCED MAY BE USED AS FUEL FOR POWER GENERATION IN THE LOCALITY OR CLEANED FOR INJECTION INTO NATURAL GAS LINES. VIEW SHOWS NORTH ANAEROBIC DIGESTOR (CENTER OF PHOTO), AIR CONVEYING LINES TO AND FROM CYCLONE ON TOP OF PREMIX TANKS (LEFT) AND BAG HOUSE FABRIC FILTER USED FOR DUST CONTROL (RIGHT).
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I wanted to illustrate the pressure the media puts on people, especially women. The model's eyes have been replaced with images from magazines, symbolizing the digestion of the media's messages; parts of her body have been replaced with food items to represent the way women are treated as objects for consumption; her midsection has an hourglass overlay, which is a visual representation of both the classic "hourglass" figure most women strive for, and also the shelf-life of youth, which is so valued in society; she stands in front of a TV and a magazine, which obviously represent the media she's exposed to every day. The television screen has a close-up picture of sequined Converse sneaker (with a rainbow overlay for extra prettiness) to symbolize how the general public will accept anything that is pretty or sugar-coated and accept it without question, even if it harms them.
Attribution:
Charles McCain - www.flickr.com/photos/anhonorablegerman/7622534678/
Puamelia - www.flickr.com/photos/ykjc9/2668444352/
theimpulsivebuy - www.flickr.com/photos/theimpulsivebuy/5252915524/
etherealdawn - www.flickr.com/photos/etherealdawn/4642995911/
ellenm1 - www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/4280476270/
conskeptical - www.flickr.com/photos/conskeptical/354950297/
Joe Shlabotnik - www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/2116913632/
Pirate Alice - www.flickr.com/photos/piratealice/2056491590/
Jessica Mullen - www.flickr.com/photos/jessicamullen/4784405942/
by Mark Laba.
Toronto, Utopic Furnace Press, 28 august 1982. 4o copies numbered & signed.
5 x 7 x 3/4, box with detached lid with photocopy label on inside, rubberstamp labels on exterior, & dehydrated worm in sealed plastic bag tipped to bottom in card frame.
a poem.
85.oo
- Supports healthy digestion when taken in a capsule.
- Apply diluted after a long run for a refreshing feeling.
The Postcard
A Star Series postcard published by G. D. & D. The card was printed in Germany.
The card was posted on Tuesday the 27th. May 1918 to:
Miss Case,
Cary Park,
Babbacombe.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"Dear F,
Glad to hear you got back
safely, and caught a train.
I hope you are well and
got over your walk.
I don't think I have yet -
I am as stiff as I can be,
and my nerves and my
digestion have been
rotten all week.
Love Nana".
Kennington Park
Kennington Park is a public park in Kennington, south London. It was opened in 1854 on the site of what had been Kennington Common, where the Chartists gathered for their biggest "monster rally" on the 10th. April 1848.
Soon after this demonstration the common was enclosed and, sponsored by the royal family, made into a public park.
Kennington Common was a site of public executions until 1800 as well as being an area for public speaking. Some of the most illustrious orators to speak here were Methodist founders George Whitefield and John Wesley who is reputed to have attracted a crowd of 30,000.
The common was one of the earliest London cricket venues and is known to have been used for top-class matches in 1724.
The Water Fountain
The Felix Slade drinking water fountain in the park was designed by Charles Henry Driver.
Slade donated the fountain in 1862 after feeling sorry for the local children who had to take their refreshment from the cab horse trough.
The Bombing of an Air Raid Shelter
On the 15th. October 1940, a public bomb shelter dug as a grid of trenches in the park, suffered a direct hit during the Blitz.
An estimated 104 people were killed. Only 50 bodies could be identified by name. Due to treacherous wet ground conditions, with the shelter walls collapsing on rescuers, the remains of up to another 54 local people were left in the ground, covered in lime, and the trenches filled in.
Adolphe Rabinovitch
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted>
Well, the 27th. May 1918 marked the birth in Moscow of Adolphe (AKA Alec) Rabinovitch.
He was a Special Operations Executive officer in France during the Second World War. He rose to the rank of captain.
The Early Years
Born to a family of Jewish extraction in Russia and raised in Egypt, he studied in Paris and lived in the United States before the outbreak of the war. He was a junior wrestling and boxing champion in his youth, and has been described as a 'Giant of a man'.
World War II
In 1939 he volunteered to join the French Foreign Legion. He was taken prisoner by the Germans in June 1940, but escaped after three months.
He then moved to Great Britain and became an SOE agent. Rabinovitch was described by a trainer as 'Argumentative and humourless, an enigma'.
He first parachuted into France on the 27th. August 1942 north of Grenoble. He was dropped in the wrong place, and became a radio operator for the SPINDLE network (code-named "Arnaud"), with Peter Churchill and Odette Sansom, and managed to evade capture when that network collapsed.
With Victor Hazan (code-name "Gervais"), he got back in contact with the network's contacts around Annecy and on the Côte d’Azur before returning to England via Spain. There he became the assistant to Jean de Lattre de Tassigny before being parachuted back into France on the night of the 2nd. March 1944 with Roméo Sabourin.
Death
His orders were to set up and command the BARGEE network, but the landing site was under German control and he was wounded and captured as he landed. Because he was a Jew, he was deported to Rawicz extermination camp in Poland, where he was gassed and cremated.
Peter Churchill dedicated his book 'Duel of Wits' to:
'My beloved Arnaud, the late Captain
Alec Rabinovitch, a violent, difficult,
devoted and heroic radio operator, and
through him to all 'underground' men
and women of his supreme calibre who
died, as they lived, in solitude.
Their feats are legendary and beyond
all military awards."
In the 1950 British film 'Odette' he was played by Peter Ustinov.