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Chelidonium majus has traditionally been used for treatment of various inflammatory diseases including atopic dermatitis. [33] It is also traditionally used in the treatment of gallstones and dyspepsia. [34] The Iroquois give an infusion of whole plant, another plant and milk to pigs that drool and have sudden movements. [35] [clarification needed]
Alpinia nutans, the shellflower, or dwarf cardamom, is a Southeast Asian plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is a medicinal plant used to control hypertension, as diuretic, [1] antifungal, [2] and antiulcer. [3] In Japan it is used as food preservative. [4]
The stigma (from Ancient Greek στίγμα, stigma, meaning mark or puncture) is usually found at the tip of the style, the portion of the carpel(s) that receives pollen (male gametophytes). It is commonly sticky or feathery to capture pollen. The word "pistil" comes from Latin pistillum meaning pestle.
A multicellular, glandular hair that usually produces a mucilaginous substance and is located on sepal s, stipules, or petioles, or on nearby parts of stem s; commonly found on plants in the order Gentianales. columella In flowering plants, the central axis of the cone or fruit, e.g. in Callitris. column 1.
A 2022 review in Nutrients evaluated 181 studies, including 45 case-controlled studies, to define the connection between diet and inflammatory skin diseases. The researchers found nutrition does ...
The stigma, together with the style and ovary (typically called the stigma-style-ovary system) comprises the pistil, which is part of the gynoecium or female reproductive organ of a plant. The stigma itself forms the distal portion of the style, or stylodia, and is composed of stigmatic papillae , the cells of which are receptive to pollen.
Ectogenesis – variation in plants due to conditions outside of the plants. Ectoparasite – a parasitic plant that has most of its mass outside of the host, the body and reproductive organs of the plant live outside of the host. Epigeal – living on the surface of the ground. See also terms for seeds. Epigean – occurring on the ground.
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