Lucrative alternative All this, says Ibrahim, is good news for Malawi, where most people live on less than US$1 a day. He says jatropha could be a lucrative alternative to tobacco, Malawi's…

Folk Medicine According to Hartwell, the extracts are used in folk remedies for cancer. Reported to be abortifacient, anodyne, antiseptic, cicatrizant, depurative, diuretic, emetic, hemostat,…

Out of the total 4,20,000 flowering plants reported from the world Govaerts, 2001) more than 50,000 are used for medicinal purposes (Schippmann, Leaman and Cunninghan, 2002). In India, more than 43%…

"How smart are squid?" I get this question a lot, and I always hedge the answer. The obvious dodge, of course, is to say: what does "smart" really mean and how would you quantify it in a cephalopod?…

Scientific Name Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.= T. cuneata Roth Family Combretaceae Used Part Bark. Distribution Area A large, evergreen tree, common in most parts of India.…

Scientific Name Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso syn. Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. Family Convolvulaceae Used Part Stem. Distribution Area A large perennial twiner in Himalayan, Madesh,and…

Scientific Name Cyanodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. Family Poaceae Used Part Whole grass. Distribution Area The grass grows throughout India ascending up to 8,000 ft. Common Uses The plant is…

Scientific Name Carthamus tinctorius Linn. Family Asteraceae. Used Part Flowers. Distribution Area Cultivated throughout India. As an oilseed crop, safflower is cultivated in the states of…

Scientific Name  Vanda tessellata  (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (=V.roxburghii R.BR.)   Family Orchidaceaae    Used Part     Root.   Distribution Area  An…

Scientific Name Phyllanthus emblica Linn. ( E. officinalis Gaertn. syn.Phyllanthus emblica Linn.) Family Euphorbiaceae Used Part Fruit rind. Distribution Area The tree is common in the…

Scientific Name Paris polyphylla Smith. Family Liliaceae Used Part Rhizome Distribution Area It is found throughout Nepal from 1800 to 3000 m, and also in temperate Himalayas at altitudes…

However for developing countries where annual income of a farm of 1 ha could be less than 50 dollars due to rainfed conditions growing local plants could be an answer to findout biofuel. Growing…

May not sound like news, but for the last 70 years, we've been making assumptions about human neurons based on measurements from squid neurons. That's not quite as ludicrous as it sounds--squid axons…

Trigonella Foenun-grecum Linn. Vernacular Names :- Arabic : Berlime ; Bengal : Methishak ; English : Fenugreek , Greek Hayes ; Gujrat : Methini ; Hindi : Methi ; Punjab : Sag Methi ; Sanskrit :…

Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Vernacular Names :- Arabic : Nilaj ; Bengal : Nil ; Bombay : Guli , Nila ; Central provinces : Nil ; English : Common Indigo, Indigo ; Gujrat : Gari ; Hindi : Gouli ;…

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. Vernacular Names :- Arabic : Irkessus ; Bengal : Jashtimadhu, Jaishbomodhu ; Bombay : Jashtimadhu ; English : Liguorice ; Gujrat : Jethimadha ; Hindi : Mulhatti ; Punjab :…

Abrus precatorius Linn. Vernacular Names :- Assam : Latuwani ; Bengal : Chunhati ; Bombay : Ghungchi ; English : Indian liquorice ; Gujrat : Chanoti ; Hindi : Chirmiti, Rati ; Punjab : Labri Ratak…

Abrus precatorius Linn. Vernacular Names :- Assam : Latuwani ; Bengal : Chunhati ; Bombay : Ghungchi ; English : Indian liquorice ; Gujrat : Chanoti ; Hindi : Chirmiti, Rati ; Punjab : Labri Ratak…

Private military firms and the Department of Defense are the United States military technology complex. Here's a look at virtual modeling and simulation environment, cybersecurity, and robotics…

"The emission or absorption of a quantum by a nucleus bound in a crystal leads in general to an alteration of the vibrational state of the crystal lattice, which takes up the recoil momentum. On…