Alkaloid

Nyse Stocks Alarick Storm I chose to do research on the following companies Abbott Laboratories, x, x, x, and x. I chose Abbott Laboratories for a number of reasons. One was because of its history, it is a very old company and the longer a company lasts the better chances of it continuing to last as it could adapt to the changing times. Also it has been steadily increasing in value over time. This is a pharmaceutical company meaning it deals with drugs which is always interesting to me, the…

General Description Huntington's disease is a disease that causes the progressive breakdown in the brain. Huntington's disease can have a major impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, and thinking and disorders. Every one out of 10,000 people have Huntington’s disease in the world but in the United States, almost 30,000 people have Huntington’s disease. People with Huntington's disease usually develop signs and symptoms in their 30s or 40s, but the major parts…

Once victims of ergotism began exhibiting symptoms of alkaloid poisoning of Ergot, people began to look for the “witch or witches” that caused this sickness and misery to occur.” (“Ergot of Rye – I: Introduction and History”). The witch trials in Salem are a very good example of how the people of colonial times…

Merck in Germany was one of the earliest company to start the developmental of Pharmaceutical industry. The pharmacy was originally founded in Darmstadt 1668. In 1827 was when Heinrich Emanuel Merck had the idea to begin manufacturing and vending alkaloids. From there on, that was where pharmaceutical drugs began to expand. Pros Pharmaceutical drugs can be accessible, fast acting and can help short term solutions. It makes life easier to deal with on a short-term illness such as flu…

Several trace elements are present in the human body; the concentrations of which are supposed to be one of the major causes for various disorders. The common sites of trace element deposits include but not limited to brain, liver, kidney, bone and skin. Measurements of trace elements in these sites are important for the diagnosis of diseases that may result due to either excess or deficiency of the elements. The Human brain is one site that demands high levels of metal concentration. These…

variously toothed and lobed, and heart-shaped to the base. The leaves are good sources of iron and calcium, and also phosphorus. It is also noted that the leaves can also be used to clean metals (Quisumbing, 1978). The leaves aalso contain bitter alkaloid and a glucoside (Greshoff, 1898). According to De Grousdy, leaf decoction of the plant is also considered as an effective vermifuge. Objective of the Study: General Objective To determine the anthelmintic activity of Momordica charantia…

appetites. The Andean natives would also drink coca leaves by brewing them into a tea. The leaf in its natural form is harmless and is comparable to coffee. In 1859 a German chemist by the name of Albert Niemann isolated the active ingredient (an alkaloid) from the coca plant and created the drug known as cocaine. It wasn’t until the 1880s that cocaine began to be used in the medical community. Famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud was the first to promote cocaine as a cure to depression and…

2.1 Ageratum conyzoides Ageratum is derived from Greek word, which is “a geras” meaning non-aging, referring to the longevity of the flowers or the whole plant. The word “conyzoides” is derived from word “konyz” meaning resembles (M.X et al., 2016). Ageratum conyzoides is belongs to the Asteraceae family. Plant species in this family are herbaceous plants which trees and shrubs are rare. This plant is very common in West Africa and Asia. It has softly hairy stems and leaves, erect and branched…

What we know as caffeine is also know as an alkaloid which can be found in different kinds of plants around the world. Caffeine it's self is a powerful stimulant which directly effects your central nervous system. The effect is that heightened alternates and focus you feel after drinking your morning cup of coffee or tea. And this effect is one we all love as it helps us get through every groggy morning. But the question many americans face today is caffeine good or bad for us? There doesn't…

type of caffeine that we consume daily in everyday life. However, Caffeine is a nervous system drug that used for psychoactive drugs. Caffeine belongs to heterocyclic compound names. “Purine”. The chemical formula is C8H10N4O2. It also classified as alkaloid, and it is soluble in water, appears as white crystals. Since soda is full of carbonated water and caffeine; it impacts several autoimmune diseases. Hence, soda water can decay bones in our body poses a high risk of Osteoporosis.…