Tag: Plants

Vibrant Botanical Painting The Life of Plants in Watercolour


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English | March 26, 2024 | ISBN: 0719842654 | 208 pages | PDF | 117 Mb
This lavish book celebrates the timeless beauty of some of our most loved flowers, and explains how they can be admired and captured in vibrant watercolour. Combining practical instruction with personal insights into botanical painting, Jarnie Godwin takes us on a journey of discovery through the life of plants from emerging bud to the final flourish. Jarnie’s detailed botanical content provides colourful inspiration and detailed instruction for every artist.

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Therapeutic Medicinal Plants in Traditional Persian Medicine


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032295465 | 327 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 113 MB
Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) is one of the oldest medical doctrines, globally known due to pioneering physicians and scientists. The greatest source of natural medicines in TPM originates from medicinal plants. Therapeutic Medicinal Plants in Traditional Persian Medicine provides a background on the history of TPM, as well as an introduction to 40 of the most popular medicinal plants used in TPM. It is a practical guide for readers interested in medicinal plants used in the prevention, management, and treatment of different diseases.

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South American Medicinal Plants Botany, Remedial Properties and General Use


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English | 2002 | pages: 498 | ISBN: 3540419292, 3642075444 | PDF | 104,7 mb
This unique reference book meticulously lists a vast variety of the extensive South American flora, in particular the one of Venezuela. Pharmacists, pharmacologists, toxicologists and botanists will find that this encyclopaedia unprecedented in depth and detail. In an A-Z format, more than 80 plant families are covered. Botanical information of the individual species is given together with their specific use in traditional South American medicine. More than 250 detailed figures allow easy identification.

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ROS Signaling in Plants


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1071638254 | 267 Pages | PDF (True) | 6.3 MB
This detailed volume presents methodologies for studying reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism in plant cells, including techniques for detecting different types of ROS such as superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide or singlet oxygen, as well as ROS generating systems such as xanthine oxidoreductase. The book provides alternatives to determine malondialdehyde, electrochemical detection approaches for determining total antioxidant capacity (TAC) as well as enzymatic antioxidants, as well as methods for studying non-enzymatic antioxidants and some components of the secondary metabolism. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, the chapters in this book provide the kind of detailed implementation advice that leads to ideal results in the laboratory.

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Plants and People in the African Past Progress in African Archaeobotany (2024)


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English | PDF,EPUB | 2018 | 577 Pages | ISBN : 3319898388 | 129.99 MB
There is an essential connection between humans and plants, cultures and environments, and this is especially evident looking at the long history of the African continent. This book, comprising current research in archaeobotany on Africa, elucidates human adaptation and innovation with respect to the exploitation of plant resources. In the long-term perspective climatic changes of the environment as well as human impact have posed constant challenges to the interaction between peoples and the plants growing in different countries and latitudes.

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More Plants Less Waste Plant-Based Recipes + Zero Waste Life Hacks with Purpose


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English | March 31, 2020 | ISBN: 1529396204 | 224 pages | MOBI | 11 Mb
Max La Manna, zero waste chef and sustainability advocate, bridges the gap between vegan food and waste-free cooking – inviting us to channel the More Plants Less Waste mindset and discover a stronger purpose in our daily routines.

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Medicinal Plants of North America A Field Guide, 3rd Edition


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English | April 2nd, 2024 | ISBN: 1493077864 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 12.40 MB
This exquisitely detailed, full-color field guide provides the identification details and practical information needed to find and properly use many of the medicinal plants and wild plant foods that provide chemicals necessary for optimum health and disease prevention.

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