Sacred herbs. Herbs are used in many religions – such as in Christianity (myrrh (Commiphora myrrha), ague root (Aletris farinosa) and frankincense (Boswellia spp)) and in the partially Christianized Anglo-Saxon pagan Nine Herbs Charm. In Hinduism a form of Basil called Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess for its medicinal value since the Vedic times. Many Hindus have a Tulsi plant in front of their houses. Europe[edit] Mistletoe postcard, circa 1900 Herbs were also considered sacred in European pagan beliefs. Mistletoe bears fruit at the time of the Winter Solstice, the birth of the new year, and may have been used in solstitial rites in Druidic Britain as a symbol of immortality. Hazlitt's Faiths and Folklore (1905) quotes Aubrey's Miscellanies (1721), to wit: "Vervain and Dill / Hinder witches from their will Other examples of sacred herbs include yarrow, and mugwort.
Americas[edit] Sacred non-psychoactive plants widely used in Native American ritual include sweetgrass, and white sage. See also[edit] Entheogen. List of culinary vegetables. Leafy and salad vegetables[edit] Garden Cress Spinach in flower Miner's lettuce Fruits[edit] Flowers and flower buds[edit] Globe artichokes being cooked Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus, C. scolymus)Broccoli (Brassica oleracea)Caper (Capparis spinosa)Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea)Courgette flowers (Cucurbita spp.)Squash blossoms (Cucurbita spp.) Podded vegetables (Legumes)[edit] Diversity in dry common beans Varieties of soybeans are used for many purposes. Don't demolish that old house; recycle it. © photolibrary.com; Ingram Publishing, Sean Justice/Corbis MSN Real Estate is social You can recycle your pop can.
You can recycle your cellphone. You can even buy a fleece jacket made of recycled plastic bottles. But can you recycle your house? Increasingly, the answer is yes. From Florida to Washington state, more people are choosing to "deconstruct" their homes and other buildings. Deconstruction is the practice of carefully disassembling a building so that its materials — everything from siding to floor joists — can be reused in a new building, while everything else that can be recycled is recycled. Today, "easily 75% to 90% of a house" can be reused or recycled, says Bob Falk, a research scientist at the Forest Service's USDA Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis., and co-author of "Unbuilding: Salvaging the Architectural Treasures of Unwanted Houses.
" Salvaging from old structures to build new ones is hardly new; stone from Rome's Colosseum was plundered to help build St. Nutrition. The "Nutrition Facts" table indicates the amounts of nutrients that experts recommend to limit or consume in adequate amounts. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, and preparation. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions. Clinical nutritionists are health professionals who focus more specifically on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs.
Government regulation of the use of this professional title is less universal than for "dietician. " History[edit] Antiquity[edit] Hippocrates lived about 400 BC, yet Galen and the understanding of nutrition followed him for centuries. According to Walter Gratzer, the study of nutrition probably began during the 6th century BC. Galen to Lind[edit] Lavoisier and modern science[edit] Agriculture | Crop and Plant Production. Plant nutrition. Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements and compounds that are necessary for plant growth, and also of their external supply and internal metabolism. In 1972, E.
Epstein defined two criteria for an element to be essential for plant growth: in its absence the plant is unable to complete a normal life cycle; orthat the element is part of some essential plant constituent or metabolite. This is in accordance with Liebig's law of the minimum.[1] There are 14 essential plant nutrients. Carbon and oxygen are absorbed from the air, while other nutrients including water are obtained from the soil. The primary macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K)the three secondary macronutrients: calcium (Ca), sulphur (S), magnesium (Mg)the micronutrients/trace minerals: boron (B), chlorine (Cl), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni) The root, especially the root hair, is the most essential organ for the uptake of nutrients. List of edible seeds. This list of edible seeds includes seeds that are directly foodstuffs, rather than yielding derived products.
A variety of species can provide edible seeds. Of the six major plant parts, seeds are the dominant source of human calories and protein.[1] The other five major plant parts are roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. Most edible seeds are angiosperms, but a few are gymnosperms. The most important global seed food source, by weight, is cereals, followed by legumes, and nuts.[2] The list is divided into the following categories: Beans[edit] Although some beans can be consumed raw, some need to be heated before consumption. Cereals[edit] True cereals are the seeds of certain species of grass. Other grasses with edible seeds include: Pseudocereals[edit] Nuts[edit] Roasted and salted cashew nuts Nut-like gymnosperm seeds[edit] Other[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ "Human Appropriation of the World's Food Supply".
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