enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Dragon's blood - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon's_blood

   Dragon's blood, powdered pigment or apothecary's grade and roughly crushed incense, extracted from Calamus draco. Dragon's blood is a bright red resin which is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Calamus spp. (previously Daemonorops) also including Calamus rotang, Croton, Dracaena and Pterocarpus.

3. Dracaena cinnabari - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_cinnabari

   The seeds are 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) in diameter and weigh on average 68 mg. [5] The berries exude a deep red resin, known as dragon's blood. [6] Like other monocotyledons, such as palms, the dragon's blood tree grows from the tip of the stem, with the long, stiff leaves borne in dense rosettes at the end. It branches at maturity to produce ...

4. Calamus draco - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamus_draco

   [1] [2] It is a source of the red resin known as dragon's blood, which is a pigment with medicinal uses. [3] The compound 4'-demethyl-3,9-dihydroeucomine (DMDHE), derived from the resin of Daemonorops draco, the homotypic synonym for Calamus draco, is a natural bitter-masking substance. This compound, which masks the bitter taste, suggests the ...

5. AOL Mail

   mail.aol.com

   Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

6. Dracaena draco - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_draco

   Red resins from this tree contain many mono- and dimeric flavans that contribute to the red color of the resins. [17] Dragon's blood has a number of traditional medical uses, although dragon's blood obtained from Dracaena draco was not known until the 15th century, [18] and analyses suggest that most dragon's blood used in art was obtained from ...

7. Annuity vs IRA: Which Vehicle Is Actually Better for Your ...

   www.aol.com/annuity-vs-ira-vehicle-actually...

   When considering where to put your money for retirement, you may have to choose between an IRA and an annuity.These financial “vehicles” are set up to ensure guaranteed income down the road ...

8. Bomb-making materials found at home of New Orleans attacker ...

   www.aol.com/bomb-making-materials-found-home...

   Jabbar had placed two improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, along Bourbon Street, deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterintelligence division, Christopher Raia, said at a briefing Thursday.

9. Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of ...

   www.aol.com/major-florida-grower-end-citrus...

   A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases.