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Feeling no pain: plants were first to let it happen

Age of Herbals somewhere  during  1565 in this part of globe saw many medical man searching...

Sitopaladi churna is an ayurvedic medicine for cough and cold

Sitopaladi churna is an ayurvedic medicine for cough and cold and sneezing nose. A little portion...

Ethnobotany and Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi)

The term 'ethnobotany' was first applied by Harshberger in 1895 to the study of plants used by...

Gene, gene expression, gene silencing and RNAi

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Copenhagen is discussing climate change problems of green house gases. Nobody seems to care for the real problem of climate change being casued by unplanned growth of population which has neither to eat nor to feed nor keep themselves clean and keep environment clean. Slums are growing in several parts of the world with world population growing uncontrolled resulting in population pollution. Such nations who are not able to control their population should pay population tax to the world climate or UN. Its the slum populations which are destroying the climate of the world, uprooting the trees, destroying the forests and selling the woods and trees for greed of money. Most of the Forest agencies play a role in selling the forest products in legal and more goes in illegal manner.
Obama says 'meaningful' deal struck with India, 3 others Buzz Up Share Twitter Delicious Myspace Digg Stumble Upon Facebook Sat, Dec 19 10:25 AM President Barack Obama today said the US has reached a "meaningful" deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions with four emerging economies, including India, but warned it was not enough to battle climate change. "It is going to be very hard, and it's going to take some time (to achieve a legally binding deal)," he said at the conclusion of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. "We have come a long way, but we have much further to go." The deal reached by the US, India, China, South Africa and Brazil includes a method for verifying reductions of heat-trapping gases, a senior Obama administration official said.
Scientific Name Ajuga bracteosa Wall ex. Benth. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Leaves. Distribution Area Distrubuted from Kashmir to Nepal at an altitude of 2,000 m. It is also found in the sub-Himalayan tract, plains of Punjab and the upper Gangetic plain. Common Uses . The herb has been in use since ancient times and is mentioned
Scientific Name Mentha spicata Linn. emend. Nathh. syn. M. spicata var. viridis Linn; M. virdis Linn. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Whole shoot Distribution Area It is cultivated in Indian gardens. Common Uses . The leaves are given in fever and bronchitis and decoction is used as a lotion in aphthae. The herb is stimulatn, carminative and antispasmodic. For infentile troubles generally sweetened infusion is an excellent remedy. A distilled water is made which will relieve hiccough and flatulence as well as the giddiness of indigestion. Green leaves of the plant are used for making chutney and for flavouring culinary preparations, vinegar, jellies and iced drinks. The
Scientific Name Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. Family Euphorbiaceae Used Part Root Distribution Area Distributed almost throughout India from Kashmir eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh, up to an elevation of 1,000 m and southwards into peninsular India, ascending to an altitude of 1,800 m in the hills of Kerala. Common Uses . The powdered seeds are used as a drastic purgative, one seed being the dose for an adult. But in large doses, they act as an acronarcotic poison. Externally, they are used as a stimultant and rubefacient. The seeds are sometimes substituted for those ofjamalgota (Croton tiglium Linn.) and are often sold in the market under the same name. The seeds externally applied in rheumatism as a counter-irritant.
Scientific Name Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb. emend. Dandy & Exell; Baker (Fl Br Ind) syn. C. bonducella (Linn.) Flem.; C. jayabo Naza; C. rista L. Family Fabaceae Used Part Seeds Distribution Area An armed liana found wild throughout the plains of India and up to an altitude of 1,000 m in the Himalayas; it is also found in the deltaic regions of western, eastern and southern India.