PLANKTON AND PHYCOTOXINS
TOXIC MARINE ALGAE, PLANKTON AND PHYCOTOXINS:A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM When we think of marine algae or marine phytoplankton, we think of kelp fields, gelling food supplements, Asian cuisine, cosmetic…
MANCHINEEL AND BLINDING TREE
THE MANCHINEEL TREE, HIPPOMANE MANCENILLA, AND THE BLINDING TREE, EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA These two tropical trees with toxic and corrosive latex are found near certain tropical beaches; guardians of the Garden…
QUASSIA AMARA
QUASSIA AMARA or bitterwood, quassia from Surinam, quassia from Guyana The South American quassia is part of the Simaroubaceae family. This plant family is mainly present in tropical regions with…
VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, VARICOSE VEINS, HAEMORROIDS
INTRODUCTION On this page we talk about venous insufficiency in the lower limbs which causes the appearance of varicose veins of the leg or thigh and venous disorders in the…
YELLOW GENTIAN GENTIANA LUTEA
The yellow gentian is part of a genus, gentianaceae, which according to botanists includes at least 400 species all over the world.They are generally small plants with blue flowers while…
AIBIKA ABELMOSCUS MANIHOT
AIBIKA ABELMOSCUS MANIHOT OR HIBISCUS MANIHOT food and dietary plant with its edible leaves and medicinal plant easy to cultivate Pacific cabbage or aibika, bele or pele in the South…
JAMBULAN SYZYGIUM CUMINII
JAMBUL JAMBULAN, SYZYGIUM CUMINII SYZYGIUM CUMINII, Malabar plum, Java plum, jambolan is native to India, it has had several botanical names: Syzygium jambolanum, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambolana.It has been introduced…
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, MUCOSAL COLITIS, SPASTIC COLITIS, COLON FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS: Symptoms, treatment and use of medicinal plants and essential oils INTRODUCTION When a disease has many different names it means…
GREATER CELANDINE CHELIDONIUM MAJUS
GREATER CELANDINE CHELIDONIUM MAJUSAND THE THEORY OF SIGNATURES To guide themselves in the use of medicinal plants, humans often look for “magical” correspondences between plants (their shape, their color, the…
BRAZIL NUT
Bertholettia excelsa which is also called Amazonian nut, Brazil nut in English, castanheiro do para in Brazil is a large tree of the Amazonian primary forest.It is present in Brazil…