Medicinal plants

I chose Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart over the others on the list of approved books because it sounded more interesting and more relevant than some that just focused on one branch of Botany, instead of the entire wicked spectrum like Stewart does. I like how she breaks up the world of devious plants into seven distinct categories. The plants are reported on alphabetically with relation to their crime, but with a heading that falls under one of the seven wicked categories; deadly, destructive,…

climate change and deforestation, people are looking for new and better ways to reverse these issues and create sustainable ways to move forward. Something that is not widely known is that most of the plants along trail sides and even in backyards have some medicinal or nutritional value. These plants include those that are familiar, such as dandelions, violets, and plantains, but include hundreds…

stressors that negatively affect medicinal plants in Appalachia (McGraw et al. 2013), conservation action must be taken to ensure that these valuable plants survive for future generations. As medicinal plant species, especially ginseng, are of cultural and economic importance in Appalachia (Hufford 2002) they can be used to focus land management strategies. Indeed, ginseng can be described as a ‘cultural keystone species’ (Garibaldi & Turner 2004) as this plant is an economically valuable…

inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems themselves. Floristic diversity refers to the variety and variability of plants in a region. Floristic structure is considered as one of the major exceptional characters of the community (Dansereau, 1960) and therefore any disturbances in phytodiversity is projected to change the community organization. It is considered…

Atomic Bloomz is said to be the most advanced nutrient for plants in the market as described in their website. I learned from experience that the nutrients needed by plants that they get from the soil is not enough to make them grow healthy that is why there is a need for fertilizers to support the plants’ needs for growing healthy which is manifested…

the process by which plants and some bacteria convert energy from the sun into food or chemical energy, This is how plants survive. This is the chemical reaction that takes place inside the leaf of a plant. This is what makes plants green and healthy.Photosynthesis has a vital role in agriculture. It allows crops to turn energy from the sun into a food source it helps the growth of the crop. It provides nutrients for the crop. Atmospheric gases: In photosynthesis, plants constantly absorb…

Dark Side of Deforestation Did you know that 80% of the world’s known plants and animals live in forests and are steadily losing their habitats to deforestation? Deforestation happens for a number of reasons and causes biodiversity to decline. As biodiversity declines, animals are dying and relocating because their ecosystem is becoming unstable. Some of the species in forests are unidentified species, others vast webs of plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. Deforestation causes many damaging…

leaves and flowers of the hemp plant that are smoked as a drug” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). Its common use is to be smoked for achieving a “high” but some research has shown that the plant may have medicinal properties as well (Grant, Atkinson, Gouaux, & Wilsey, 2012). Medical marijuana is an arguable topic because it has its pros and cons. This topic is a public issue because there are a number of people that push for the legalization of marijuana because it is a plant that does have some…

ecosystems is disturbed. Poaching has traditionally been defined as the illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. They considered poaching as one of the most serious threats to the survival of plant…

Maidenhair Tree is a totally unique tree. It is the only surviving member of the Ginkgoaceae family and has no living relatives, making it to be completely isolated from the rest of the Plant Kingdom. To get a true sense of how isolated Ginkgo biloba is, this quote from http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/ginkgo-biloba sums up its situation quite well, “Ginkgo biloba is the only member of its genus, which is the only genus in its family, which is the only family in its order,…