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Single, mature flower showing reflexed appendages of outer, pink petals revealing inner, white teardrop The two inner petals are made visible when the two pink outer petals are pulled apart. Their shape inspired the common name "lady-in-a-bath" and the more decorous "Our Lady in a boat" The Asian bleeding-heart grows to 120 cm tall and 45 cm wide.
Its common names include glorybower, bagflower, pagoda flower and bleeding-heart. It is currently classified in the subfamily Ajugoideae , being one of several genera transferred from Verbenaceae to Lamiaceae in the 1990s, based on phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular data .
A man with pellagra, which is caused by a chronic lack of vitamin B 3 in the diet. Severe deficiency of niacin in the diet causes the disease pellagra, characterized by diarrhea, sun-sensitive dermatitis involving hyperpigmentation and thickening of the skin (see image), inflammation of the mouth and tongue, delirium, dementia, and if left untreated, death. [7]
Niacin has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease. It is often added to flour and fortified cereals in the U.S. The B vitamin used to be a popular medication to lower high cholesterol.
Example of a label showing the amount of niacin (Vitamin B3), and specifying to be niacinamide in the ingredient section.. The United States Government adopted the terms niacin and niacinamide in 1942 as alternate names for nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, respectively, and encouraged their use in nontechnical contexts to avoid the public’s confusing them with the nearly unrelated (and toxic ...
Want to grow Bleeding Heart? Here's everything you need to know about growing these unique heart-shaped dangling flowers. This is How to Grow a Bleeding Heart Plant, According to an Expert
High levels of niacin, an essential B vitamin, may raise the risk of heart disease by triggering inflammation and damaging blood vessels, according to new research.. The report, published Monday ...
An unambiguous common name is bleeding glory-bower; terms like "glory-bower", "bagflower" or "bleeding-heart vine" are also often encountered but can refer to any of the roughly 400 species of Clerodendrum. In some regions it has escaped from cultivation and become naturalised. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its decorative two-coloured ...