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It is used to condition soils either by applying it directly to the land, or by providing a source of humic acid or potassium humate for application. The carbon geosequestration potential of Leonardite, particularly to rapidly accelerate microbial action to lock up and retain carbon in soils, provides the basis for extensive research in Victoria on the organic fertilising aspect of brown coal.
Taking a certain amount of grains of the powder stone and mixed with water was another application method. [14] References in Theophrastus work in lapidaries about the medicinal use of stones mentions that smaragus (emerald) is good for the eyes and that by looking at it, healing effects are produced. [2]
Lapidary medicine is a pseudoscientific concept based on the belief that gemstones have healing properties. The source of the idea of lapidary medicine stems from information found in lapidaries, books giving "information about the properties and virtues of precious and semi-precious stones."
The possible adverse effects of South African traditional medicines are not well documented; there has been limited research into mutagenic properties and heavy metal contamination. [48] Serious adverse effects, even death, can result from misidentification or misuse of healing plants. [ 1 ]
A body of frozen water more than 50,000 km 2: Inlet: a body of water, usually seawater, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: bay, cove, estuary, firth, fjord, geo, sea loch, or sound. Kettle (or kettle lake) a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. Kill
The first thing that Gina noticed in Kamlet’s apartment were the wads of cash – piles of it — strewn across the table. Kamlet went into a cabinet and pulled out a bag of powder, then a razor ...
A review that considered berberine’s effects on heart health found some studies supporting this claim, but due to the high risk of bias, the researchers recommended more clinical trials be ...
Herbal tonics are believed to have healing properties ranging from relieving muscle and joint pain [3] and extend as far as inhibiting some cancers. [ 4 ] Herbal tonics can be dated as far back as 4,000 years ago [ 5 ] – as a practice thought to have originated under the sphere of traditional Chinese Medicine . [ 5 ]