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  2. Lidocaine - Wikipedia

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    Lidocaine is an antiarrhythmic medication of the class Ib type. [7] This means it works by blocking sodium channels thus decreasing the rate of contractions of the heart. [10] [7] When injected near nerves, the nerves cannot conduct signals to or from the brain. [8] Lidocaine was discovered in 1946 and went on sale in 1948. [11]

  3. Mucilage - Wikipedia

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    A sundew with a leaf bent around a fly trapped by mucilage. Mucilage is a thick gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms.These microorganisms include protists which use it for their locomotion, with the direction of their movement always opposite to that of the secretion of mucilage. [1]

  4. GI cocktail - Wikipedia

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    The GI cocktail is a mixture of a viscous anesthetic, an antacid, and an anticholinergic. [1] [2] Common viscous anesthetics use are viscous lidocaine or xylocaine.Common antacids used are magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, or simethicone (more commonly known as Mylanta or Maalox). [3]

  5. Calycanthus floridus - Wikipedia

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    It is used in horticulture as the flowers are showy and fragrant. [12] The bark of the plant is edible and is reportedly used as a substitute for cinnamon. The petals of the flower are also reportedly used in medicinal tea-making. Strong caution is advised however, as an alkaloid in the plant may lead to heart convulsions. The viscous substance ...

  6. Vascular tissue - Wikipedia

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    Cross section of celery stalk, showing vascular bundles, which include both phloem and xylem Detail of the vasculature of a bramble leaf Translocation in vascular plants. Vascular tissue is a complex conducting tissue, formed of more than one cell type, found in vascular plants. The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem ...

  7. Nerolidol - Wikipedia

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    A colorless liquid, it is found in the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers. [1] There are four isomers of nerolidol', which differ in the geometry about the central double bond and configuration of the hydroxyl-bearing carbon, but most applications use such a mixture. The aroma of nerolidol is woody and reminiscent of fresh bark.

  8. Stipe (botany) - Wikipedia

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    In flowering plants, the term is often used in reference to a stalk that sometimes supports a flower's ovary. In orchids , the stipe or caudicle is the stalk-like support of the pollinia . It is a non-viscid band or strap connecting the pollinia with the viscidium (the viscid part of the rostellum or beak).

  9. Floral biology - Wikipedia

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    The colours of flowers are produced by a variety of pigmentary mechanisms and they are meant to signal messages to pollinators. Flowers that have been pollinated often quickly wither and the nutrients resorbed by the plant. In some case parts of the flower may undergo colour changes to indicate their being unfit for visitation by pollinators. [17]