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    Morchella Case Study

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    can be reduce by using food containing antioxidant properties (Halliwell & Gutteridge, 1984; Simic, 1988). Antioxidant food can protect the body from damage. Several herbs can be used in this regard but mushrooms are most important. Previous studies has reported the antioxidant activity of mushroom specially Morchella esculenta. Mycelia of Morchella esculenta possess beta-carotene and linoleic acid (Mau et al., 2004), polysaccharides and steroids (Meng et al., 2011; Kim et al., 2011; Gang et…

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    There was a period of time when someone mentioned acid, LSD, or mushrooms and it seemed that the immediate association was with “hippies” and the early 1960’s. These substances belong to a group of drugs known as all arounders. An all arounder is a substance that is typically a drug that is known to produce effects at times of both a stimulant and depressant. In addition the all arounder has additional psychedelic effects that can lead to possible hallucinations or impair or alter the perception…

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    2010). Phellinus linteus (P. linteus), Phellinus gilvus (P. gilvus) and P. baumii are medicinal mushrooms belonging to the Hymenochaetaceae basidiomycetes family (Hwang et al. 2004), which is a source of many antitumor or immunostimulating polysaccharides and has been utilized in medicine for many human diseases in several Asian countries (including…

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    Hydnellum peckii goes by many common names. It is commonly known as Strawberries and Cream, the Bleeding Hydnellum, the Red-Juice Tooth, and the Devil’s Tooth. The fungus earns this name from the look of its fruiting body. The newly fruited mushroom body is a cream color with blood red secretions. Tooth-like projections emerge from the underside of the fungi’s cap. These teeth are slender, are less than five millimeters long, and are the structures that produce the spores on the fruiting body.…

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    distortions, dizziness, and uneasessness. Hofmann’s resources involving LSD while investigating chemical and pharmacological properties were primarily of ergot. Ergot is simply a fungus that multiplies on rye and further grains. It additionally is rich in medicinal alkaloids and can provoke ergotism in humans and mammals. Hoffman’s search for a circulatory stimulant thereby made one of the most famous drugs known for its psychological effects.…

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    Improper diet has been identified as a main culprit why the child has a relatively weak immune system, bad mood, insufficient sleep and loss of concentration. Similarly, adults are facing the similar dilemma when they’re not living in a balanced and healthy diet. Additionally, the combination of high salt, high sugar, and high fat, generally, has brought negative impacts by damaging their brains and organs in an extreme extent, until one day they find hard to recognize or distinguish what is bad…

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    Yet within the few years, the herb has been a very popular product (4). Yet the legal status of the herb is which is a valuable medicinal herb (5). Some researchers would used the herb because the herb would profoundly introspective states of awareness (5). Introspective in other words is another saying of introspection which means the observation or examination of one's own mental…

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    used to treat illnesses? There are many. LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, found in peyote, ibogaine, MDMA, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine, aka molly or ecstasy, and one of the most controversial, marijuana. More than 20 states have legalized medicinal marijuana. Only 6% of marijuana studies analyze its medicinal properties.…

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    Have you ever had a dream? Obviously, the answer for most people is yes; dreaming is a natural process of the human brain. On average, most people dream about 4-6 times per night, according to dreamresearch.net, but most of them tend to be forgotten. Dreams are one of the many phenomena of the human brain. One thing that makes them even more unexplainable is the concept of daydreaming. A daydream is “a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake” (www.thefreedictionary). For most people…

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    Pharmaca Job Description

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    Most important is the Herbal Support for a strong immune system offers herbs and homeopathy all natural remedies with a variety of holistic medical solutions. These herbal products are Chinese formulas, Ayurveda, medicinal mushrooms, aloe, bamboo, flowers and root and oil extracts. Treat and relieve a lot health condition like allergy relief, blood sugar, brain, and memory support, cold and cough, adrenal and thyroid, bone and joint relief and heart heath along with bug…

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