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"Potentiates digitalis activity, increases coronary dilation effects of theophylline, caffeine, papaverine, sodium nitrate, adenosine and epinephrine, increase barbiturate-induced sleeping times" [3] Horse chestnut: conker tree, conker Aesculus hippocastanum: Liver toxicity, allergic reaction, anaphylaxis [3] Kava: awa, kava-kava [4] Piper ...
Vitex agnus-castus (also called vitex, chaste tree / chastetree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, [1] lilac chastetree, [2] or monk's pepper) is a plant native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex , which is on the whole a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering plants . [ 3 ]
Several plants, including nightshade, become more toxic as they wilt and die, posing a danger to horses eating dried hay or plant matter blown into their pastures. [ 3 ] The risk of animals becoming ill during the fall is increased, as many plants slow their growth in preparation for winter, and equines begin to browse on the remaining plants.
Hailing from Europe and parts of Asia, the chaste tree is most often grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub but can be pruned to a single-trunk, 20- to 30-foot tree. Several varieties have a more ...
Nirgundi Plant with bluish-purple flowers In vitro flowering in Vitex negundo Inflorescence of Vitex negundo in Panchkhal valley in Nepal. Vitex negundo, commonly known as the Chinese chaste tree, [2] five-leaved chaste tree, or horseshoe vitex, or nisinda is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets.
Vitex altissima, the peacock chaste tree, is a species of woody plant reaching some 20 m in height, in the family of Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indomalayan realm, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, and is also found in New Guinea. [2] Its greyish bark becomes scaly with maturity.
Great news: You don't have to drink a full glass of apple cider vinegar to reap the benefits. One or two tablespoons is enough, Zumpano says, and even less than that can be helpful.
As most equine-assisted therapy is done at slow speeds, an older horse that is not in its athletic prime is sometimes used. [28] Equine-assisted therapy programs try to identify horses that are calm but not lazy and physically suited with proper balance, structure, muscling and gaits. Muscling is not generally considered to be as important as ...