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Hawthorn berries are tiny fruits that grow on trees and shrubs belonging to the Crataegus genus.
The genus includes hundreds of species commonly found in Europe, North America, and Asia.
These nutrient-rich berries have a tart, tangy taste and mild sweetness. They range in color from yellow to dark red (1Trusted Source).
For hundreds of years, people have used hawthorn berry as an herbal remedy for digestive problems, heart issues, and high blood pressure. In fact, the berry has been a key part of traditional Chinese medicine since at least 659 A.D. (1Trusted Source).
Please continue prayers for my sister's husband Matt. Heartfelt thanks to all of you that have been praying and sending encouragement.
They have done all they can for now to dissolve the many, large blood clots and are going to see how he does in the next couple of days. He also had to go off food for now to try to heal digestive organs. Blood flow still slow in certain areas and kidney function is depressed.
Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus
Norfolk Titchwell
aka Bearded Tit. (M)
This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.
Often having to take grit in order to help digestion.
The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.
Other Breeding areas include Norfolk and Somerset and Alkborough Flats, lincolnshire.
Population:
UK breeding:
630 pairs
Europe:
232 - 437,000 birds
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
From this angle you can see the 'bulge' of its crop. Showing that a meal hed recently been eaten.
Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus
aka Bearded Tit
A Schedule 1 Bird.
This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.
The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.
Population:
UK breeding:
630 pairs
Europe:
232 - 437,000 birds
Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus
aka Bearded Tit. (M)
This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.
Often having to take grit in order to help digestion.
The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.
Other Breeding areas include Norfolk and Somerset and Alkborough Flats, lincolnshire.
Population:
UK breeding:
630 pairs
Europe:
232 - 437,000 birds
The last of my Splash shots for now... God I love Digestives.
I am a great believer that if you're inspired or influenced by something or someone then you should make reference to it rather than pretend.
Here is a link to Kevin's (disgruntledbaker1) page... He has some cracking splash shots.
CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
LensEF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperturef/6.3
Focal Length100 mm
ISO Speed500
SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
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Bonemer Photo
Abdulaziz Al-Duwisan
Traditionally goats were used in the production of Argan oil. The tough outer shell of the nuts was removed by passing through the goats digestive system. Nowadays though things are a lot more hi-tech with women bashing the nuts open with stones. No kidding.
I've always admired the insectivorous plants of the Hortus. And now they have a much enlarged section. Our Forked Sundew - provenance northern Tasmania - was able to really branch out to almost a meter's height. In an earlier post - www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/27181176293/in/photoli... - I've given a bit of a description of the digestive processes of the mucous-tipped hairs below these pretty flowers.
MALACHI: “Look what I found, Mutzli!”
MUTZLI: “What is it, Malachi?”
MALACHI: “It’s a delicious chocolate coated McVities Digestive Biscuit!”
MUTZLI: “My goodness Malachi! It’s huge!”
MALACHI: “I know! It’s the perfect size for two little bears with grumbly tummies to enjoy for elevenses, Mutzli.”
MUTZLI: “But where did it come from, Malachi? It can’t have appeared on its own on this pretty plate.”
MALACHI: “That’s true Mutzli. I think Daddy left it on this plate.”
MUTZLI: “Then mightn’t this McVities Chocolate Digestive Biscuit be for Daddy, for his elevenses, Malachi?”
MALACHI: “You can be so dense sometimes, Mutzli. I should have thought it was obvious. Daddy isn’t here, so he must have left it for us to find and enjoy.”
MUTZLI: “Are you sure he just hasn’t left it here whilst he goes to make a cup of tea?”
MALACHI: “Daddy would be very silly to leave a McVites Chocolate Digestive unattended when there are bears with grumbly tummies around, Mutzli. No! It must be for us.”
MUTZLI: “Alright Malachi.” *Ponders.* “Are you quite sure Daddy won’t mind us eating this sweet biscuit?”
MALACHI: “Of course he won’t Mutzli! Daddy has a whole packet of McVites Chocolate Digestive Biscuits in the pantry if he so desires. He can get his own. Besides, don’t you have a grumbly tummy?”
MUTZLI: “Oh I do, Malachi! Grumbly tummy, Malachi. Grumbly tummy.” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
MALACHI: “That settles it then! Let’s enjoy our elevenses.”
DADDY: “Ummm… Malachi?”
MALACHI: “Oh!” *Looks up and sees Daddy watching he and Mutzli. “Yes Daddy?”
DADDY: “Malachi, pardon me for asking this, but what exactly are you and Mutzli doing?”
MALACHI: “Well, I thought that was obvious Daddy! We are helping ourselves to some elevenses that you kindly left us. Grumbly tummy Daddy! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
DADDY: “Well that's all well and good Malachi, but how am I meant to have my elevenses if you and Mutzli are eating it?”
MALACHI: “Well, I'm not entirely sure Daddy, but I'm sure you will think of something.” *Smiles and takes bite from of McVites Chocolate Digestive Biscuit.*
MUTZLI: “Hullo Daddy!” *Blushes pink beneath plush white fur.* “Grumbly tummy?”
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 14th of July is "sweet food in a square photo". I must confess that the older I get, the less of a sweet tooth I have, but I am still partial to the occasional McVities Dark Chocolate Digestive Biscuit with a cup of tea. I immediately thought of photographing one in the centre of one of my 1920s Art Deco Square plates (in this case a Royal Albert one featuring an unnamed pattern). However, I thought I would add a little bit of humour and interest to my submission for the theme this week by using Malachi and Mutzli again after their reappearance at "Looking Close on Friday" after a long hiatus for the themes "capture the time", "eraser" and "a single marble".
If you follow my photostream, you may know that I collect 1:12 size miniatures, some of which have featured in past themes in the "Looking Close on Friday" and "Smile on Saturday" groups. This includes Malachi the bear, who today is joined by his cousin, Mutzli and the pair are enjoying a larger than life elevenses treat of a sweet biscuit. I do hope that you like my choice, and that this photograph makes you smile!
Malachi I acquired in mid-March 2020 (and mid Coronavirus) from a wonderful Melbourne stalwart toy shop: Dafel Dolls and Bears, when I went looking for a present for one of my goddaughters. Malachi is designed by Mary and hand-made by Wendy Joy in Australia. He has articulated arms and legs, and an extremely sweet face. Malachi was the name he came with, written by hand on his little tag.
Mutzli was a lovely surprise gift from a dear friend in Britain who kindly slipped him into a parcel of other delightful gifts for me. Like Malachi, he is mohair, has articulated arms and legs, and an extremely sweet face. Mutzli got his name from the tiny gold tag around his neck. He is made by Mutzli, a Swiss bear manufacturer since 1949.
Music (right click to open in a new tab):
"Les Consonnes" by LES RITA MITSOUKO, on 'Acoustiques' (1996)
Non, ne vous moquez pas! Le saumon au limoncello, c'est tellement bon que...il faut une petite sieste réparatrice après.
Alors détrompez-vous, je ne dors pas...je somnole!
From the days when they put biscuits in bottles ... (actually the full wording on the bottle is "Watkins's Digestive Relish".
Previously posted in an uncropped, more luridly coloured version.
These Hypricum Berries are commonly used in floral displays but they are toxic and must never be eaten as it will cause digestive problems, also skin irritation and rashes if the consumer is exposed to sunlight. The flowers are star shaped golden yellow and they grow in clusters on the plant and the leaves have a woody fragrance. Its quite amazing how something that looks lovely can have the opposite effect on people.
Many of the birds of Eastern Africa are strange and exotic for those of us accustomed to birds of North America, not the least of which is the Yellow-billed Hornbill. There are several varieties of hornbills in Africa. This Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill proudly shows off its morning catch. It may not seem to be a very appetizing meal, but consider that these birds consume everything from seed and certain fruits to arthropods, including scorpions! Their died can also include snakes and small mammals. Everything they eat goes “down the hatch” whole. Unlike many birds that regurgitate undigestible portions of a meal, the hornbill simply allows these non-nutrients to pass through their digestive system. #YellowbilledHornbill
Après un déjeuner en petit comité, nous faisons une promenade découverte au bord de la Luynes à côté du Pavillon de Chasse du Roy René
I do enjoy a chocolate digestive biscuit but I'll put these away for later!!
Flickr Lounge ~ Weekend Theme (Week 15) ~ Biscuits/Cookies
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Traditionally, Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare, was used to treat digestive disorders. Thinking about this, I wondered how Hoverflies digest those small but quite hard and tough pollen particles. It used to be thought that Our Flies were able to crush the pollen by sheer physical force. That idea has been discarded. Today research has led to the insight that the enzyme action of nectar sugar in the Fly's Stomach opens the pores of the outer skin of pollen grains so that their nutrients can be accessed. Highly fascinating...
This is Myathropa florea, Flower Hoverfly or Deathhead Fly. The name Myathropa was devised by the Italian entomologist Camillo Róndani (1808-1879), but he was clearly a bit sloppy in his Greek derivation. If he'd been precise, he would have written 'Myiatropa' - deriving from the Greek words for fly and for personified death or destiny (=Atropos). This was pointed out by George Henry Verrall (1848-1911) in 1901. But to no avail because the scientific name had already been officially established. So word purists will have to grit their teeth when it is said that 'Myathropa', from the Greek, means 'Deathhead Fly'. The 'blot' of a Deathhead or Skull can vaguely been seen on our Hoverfly's thorax.
Actually blue Stilton and digestives but the strongest flavour comes from the bacteria so let’s be honest about what we’re eating.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Cimicomorpha
Family: Reduviidae
An Assassin bug (Reduviidae).
She is absolutely, thoroughly, naked behind this fluffy blade. Does your mind wander at the sight of it? Beyond this nakedness - the truth about her – is a demonic persona; she juices you dry if she sets her straw deep into you. First she secretes a powerful digestive fluid into you which will break down your tissue. And then slowly but surely she will slurp up the messy disintegrated part of you. You wouldn't even be aware that part of you is gone, until you start to feel the uncontrollable itch. For the unfortunate, you may pass out in spasm. This is her deep dark secret, as naked as you can feel her. She is concealed by her brilliant yellow. You are attracted to her. You are fooled, human all too human. What else is there to live for if we are not blinded by such beauty. We will never escape the naked female form. This is the naked truth.
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Allium ursinum
Species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae
Allium ursinum, known as wild garlic, ramsons, cowleekes, cows's leek, cowleek, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, Eurasian wild garlic or bear's garlic, is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Eurasia, where it grows in moist woodland.[2] It is a wild relative of onion and garlic, all belonging to the same genus, Allium. There are two recognized subspecies: A. ursinum subsp. ursinum and A. ursinum subsp. ucrainicum.[3]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Wild garlic in Hampshire, UK
Etymology
The Latin specific name ursinum translates to 'bear' and refers to the supposed fondness of the brown bear for the bulbs; folk tales describe the bears consuming them after awakening from hibernation.[3] Another theory is that the "ursinum" may refer to Ursa Major, as A. ursinum was perhaps one of the most northerly distributed Allium species known to the ancient Greeks,[3] though this hypothesis is disputed.[4] Common names for the plant in many languages also make reference to bears.[5]
Cows love to eat them, hence the modern vernacular name of cows's leek.[6] In Devon, dairy farmers have occasionally had the milk of their herds rejected because of the garlic flavour imparted to it by the cows having grazed upon the plant.[6]
Ramsons is from the Old English word hramsa, meaning "garlic". There is evidence it has been used in British cuisine since the Celtic Britons over 1,500 years ago.[7]
Early healers among the Celts, Gaels, and Teutonic tribes and ancient Romans were familiar with the wild herb who called it herba salutaris, meaning 'healing herb'.[7]
Description
1885 illustration from Otto Wilhelm Thomé
Allium ursinum is a bulbous, perennial herbaceous monocot, that reproduces primarily by seed. The narrow bulbs are formed from a single leaf base[8] and produce bright green entire, elliptical leaves up to 25 cm (10 in) long by 7 cm (3 in) wide with a petiole up to 20 cm (8 in) long.[8] The inflorescence is an umbel of six to 20 white flowers, lacking the bulbils produced by some other Allium species such as Allium vineale (crow garlic) and Allium oleraceum (field garlic).[9][8][10] The flowers are star-like with six white tepals, about 16–20 mm (5⁄8–13⁄16 in) in diameter, with stamens shorter than the perianth.[8]
It flowers in the British Isles from April to June,[8] starting before deciduous trees leaf in the spring. The flower stem is triangular in cross-section and the leaves are broadly lanceolate, similar to those of the toxic lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis).[3]
Similarity to poisonous plants
Allium ursinum (left) and Arum maculatum (right) growing side by side in a woodland
Plants that may be mistaken for A. ursinum include lily of the valley, Colchicum autumnale, Arum maculatum, and Veratrum viride or Veratrum album,[11] all of which are poisonous. In Europe, where ramsons are popularly harvested from the wild, people are regularly poisoned after mistakenly picking lily of the valley or Colchicum autumnale.[12]
Grinding the leaves between the fingers and checking for a garlic-like smell can be helpful, but if the smell remains on the hands, one can mistake a subsequent poisonous plant for a safe one.[12] When the leaves of A. ursinum and Arum maculatum first sprout, they look similar, but unfolded Arum maculatum leaves have irregular edges and many deep veins, while ramsons leaves are convex with a single main vein. The leaves of lily of the valley are in pairs, dull green, and come from a single reddish-purple stem, while the leaves of A. ursinum each have their own stem, are shiny when new, and are bright green.[13]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Europe and Asia, where it grows in moist woodland.[2] It can be found in temperate Europe from Ireland east to the Caucasus.[citation needed] It is common in much of the lowlands of the British Isles with the exception of the far north of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland.[14] The ursinum subspecies is found in western and central Europe, while the ucrainicum subspecies is found in the east and southeast.[3]
A. ursinum covers the forest floor in early May (Riis Skov, Denmark)
It grows in deciduous woodlands with moist soils, preferring slightly acidic conditions. In the British Isles, colonies are frequently associated with bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), especially in ancient woodland. It is considered to be an ancient woodland indicator species.[15]
Ecology
As its name suggests, A. ursinum is an important food for brown bears.[16] The plant is also a favourite of wild boar.[citation needed]
A. ursinum is the primary larval host plant for a specialised hoverfly, Portevinia maculata (ramsons hoverfly).[17]
The flowers are pollinated by bees.[18]
Uses
All parts of A. ursinum are edible. The leaves can be used as salad, herb,[19] boiled as a vegetable,[20] in soup, or as an ingredient for a sauce that may be a substitute for pesto in lieu of basil. Leaves are also often used to make garlic butter.[21] In Russia the stems are preserved by salting and eaten as a salad. A variety of Cornish Yarg cheese has a rind coated in wild garlic leaves.[22] The leaves can be pickled in the same way as Allium ochotense known as mountain garlic in Korea.[23] The bulbs can be used similarly to garlic cloves, and the flowers are also edible. Parts of the plant can be used for preparing Van herbed cheese, a speciality of the Van province in Turkey.[citation needed]
Popular dishes using the plant include pesto, soups, pasta, cheese, scones and Devonnaise.[citation needed]
The leaves are also used as fodder. Cows that have fed on ramsons give milk that tastes slightly of garlic, and butter made from this milk used to be very popular in 19th-century Switzerland.[citation needed]
The first evidence of the human use of A. ursinum comes from the Mesolithic settlement of Barkær (Denmark), where an impression of a leaf has been found. In the Swiss Neolithic settlement of Thayngen-Weier (Cortaillod culture), a high concentration of pollen from A. ursinum was found in the settlement layer, interpreted by some as evidence for use of the plant as fodder.[24]
Herbal remedy
Allium ursinum has been credited with many medicinal qualities and is a popular homeopathic ingredient. It is often used for treating cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive problems, as well as for the sterilisation of wounds.[25]
Various minerals are found in much higher amounts in Allium ursinum than in clove garlic. It is sometimes called the "magnesium king" of plants because of the high levels of this mineral found in the leaves.[citation needed]
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Es reifen kugelige, rund 1 cm große Früchte heran, die orange-scharlachrot gefärbt und um den Kelch filzig behaart sind. Das Fruchtfleisch ist mehlig, woher auch der Name kommt. Von vielen am Standort vorkommenden Tieren (z.B. Amseln) werden die Früchte verzehrt und über deren Verdauungsweg verbreitet.
The flour berry
Spherical fruits, around 1 cm in size, ripen, which are orange-scarlet in color and have felt-like hairs around the calyx. The pulp is floury, which is where the name comes from. The fruits are eaten by many animals found at the site (e.g. blackbirds) and spread through their digestive tract.
crop/Ausschnitt
'm travelling so posted some images n haste!!
Garcinia
family Clusiaceae
asia, australia ns.africa. out of 200 sp. 35 r found in India $ 17 r endemic sp.
evergreen sp.
aromatic, culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. The tree is also ornamental, with a dense canopy of green leaves and red-tinged tender emerging leaves
Garcinia indica seed contains 23-26% oil, which remains solid at room temperature and is used in the preparations of chocolates, medicines and cosmetics. It is used as a slightly bitter spice in recipes and as a souring agent and substitute for tamarind in curries and other dishes.
Recently, industries have started extracting hydroxycitric acid (HCA) from the rind of the fruit.
Garcinia indica has medicinal uses both as a digestive tonic, and to cope with paralysis.
Our Universe is beautifully organized and balanced by Nature and each living creature of this system has a particular role. If this role is un-naturally terminated, it will eventually disrupt the balance and our beautiful world will become ugly and full of ecological problems.
Vulture
A vulture is an important part of our ecosystem but unfortunately we people do not like it and is regarded as stinking, vulgar and indecent bird. Whereas it performs a very important role to clean the environment and provide healthy living condition for our habitat. This is because nature has provided them with a powerful digestive system which helps to kill extremely dangerous bacteria which could otherwise spread contagious deceases [1]. These birds clean the remains of dead animals and many other waste materials produced by increasing human population. A single vulture is responsible for consuming many tons of toxic waste during its life and without these birds our world would have been full of stinking carcasses and waste. Just imagine if these birds disappear from our planet how hazardous changes will take place in our environment.
Unfortunately in Pakistan many species of this bird is rapidly dwindling and in some areas of the country they have all together disappeared. The reason being the reckless use of diclofenac drug to cure sick cattle and the content of drug remains in their body even after death. When the vultures consume carcasses of those cattle the drug enters their body causing kidney failures and ultimately the birds die. The same drug is also used to increase the milk production of milch animals which also results in heart attack and other fatal diseases in humans [2]. Although the drug has been banned for veterinary use, people can still buy and use the same drug available at common medical stores for their cattle. In the absence of vulture the carcasses of cattle which died because of deadly diseases are consumed by other carnivores such as stray dogs, crows, kites etc. whose digestive system unlike vulture cannot kill the bacteria and eventually the contagious diseases spread out reaching humans.
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All proper, natural, organic SPONGES. Heraklion/Crete.
A sponge is a sea animal with a soft round body made of natural sponge.
Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems.
That wall of course was the first I saw, so literally attractive and eye-catching.
You didn’t seriously think I‘d walk out of there without a photograph of it did you? Ha ha…
A beautiful shop, where they sold olive soaps, fragrant herbs, delicious honeys, olive oils and ... aahh, yes, sponges!
Came home with lots of Mediterranean herbs and Saffron!
I composed it so that there was nothing else, not easy, it was jam-packed!
I was in my element.
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