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Oscillococcinum, a homeopathic remedy in pill form Homeopathy uses animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances in its preparations, generally referring to them using Latin names. [89] Examples include arsenicum album (arsenic oxide), natrum muriaticum ( sodium chloride or table salt), Lachesis muta (the venom of the bushmaster snake ...
Monarda fistulosa is an herbaceous perennial that grows from slender creeping rhizomes, thus commonly occurring in large clumps. The plants are typically up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall, with a few erect branches. Its leaves are 2–3 in (5.1–7.6 cm) long, lance-shaped, and toothed. Its compact flower clusters are solitary at the ends of branches.
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower, petals that attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes, which in flowering plants produce gametes.
Kelsey Costa, MS, RDN. June 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM. A natural compound found in pomegranates could help alleviate Alzheimer’s symptoms, research suggests. Tanja Ivanova/Getty Images. This article ...
A digital recreation of Baiera made from diverse images of fossils and academic descriptions. Ginkgo biloba is a living fossil, with fossils recognisably related to modern ginkgo from the early Permian , with likely oldest record being that of Trichopitys from the earliest Permian of France, over 290 million years old.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius is an erect, much-branched, woody shrub which usually grows to a height of 2 m (7 ft) but sometimes much taller. Its branches are rough and densely covered with short hairs. The leaves are sharp-smelling, usually 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in) wide but inland forms have leaves to 3.5 mm (0.1 ...
Hypericum perforatum is an herbaceous perennial plant with hairless ( glabrous) stems and leaves. [1] The root of each plant is slender and woody with many small, fibrous small side roots and also extensive, creeping rhizomes. [2] The central root grows to a depth of 0.6–1.5 meters into the soil depending on conditions. [3]
Daphniphyllum macropodum is a small tree or shrub, usually 3–10 m (10–33 ft) tall, but occasionally up to 20 m (66 ft) tall. It has long leaves, 14–25 cm (6–10 in) long by 3–6.5 cm (1–3 in) wide, with purplish red stalks ( petioles) and conspicuous veins. The leaves are arranged in a tight spiral, almost like whorls at the branch tips.