Essays about: "plants used for medicine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words plants used for medicine.

  1. 1. The Valeriana officinalis aggregate in Sweden. A preliminary study.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Daniel Bäck; [2023-06-30]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is a species of flowering plants native to Europe, the roots of which have been used in folk medicine for centuries. But due to high diversity in morphology and chromosome numbers, different populations in V. READ MORE

  3. 2. Brännässla (Urtica dioica L.): Bioaktiva komponenter och funktionella egenskaper

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Matilda Wetterholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Urtica Dioica L.; bioaktiva komponenter; hälsa;

    Abstract : Urtica dioica L. (UD) eller brännässla har använts i tusentals år som traditionell medicin och i kosten. Litteraturstudien syftar till att undersöka vilka bioaktiva komponenter som finns i nässla och dess funktionella egenskaper med fokus på hälsa. Brännässlan är känd som ett ihärdigt ogräs som orsakar smärtsam klåda. READ MORE

  4. 3. Accumulation of 63Ni, 106Ru and 125Sb in phytoplankton

    University essay from

    Author : Yusuf Ali; [2022-08-22]
    Keywords : Medical physics; Environmental radiology; Nuclear Power Plants; concentration factor CF ; phytoplankton; phaeodactylum tricornutum; radioactive releases; nickel; ruthenium; antimony; gamma spectroscopy; liquid scintillation counting;

    Abstract : Background: Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) release small amounts of radionuclides which contribute with a low radiation dose to the environment as well as humans and animals. In this context, marine ecosystems are critical, since most NPPs in Sweden are located by the sea. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ground-nesting bees in the age of urbanization : quality of sandy habitat and wild bee diversity in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Indre Cepukaite; [2022]
    Keywords : ground-nesting bees; wild bees; cleptoparasitic bees; indicator taxon; urbanization; sandy soil; bare soil; habitat age; ground cover; diversity; pollinator protection and conservation;

    Abstract : Wild bees are indispensable pollinators of most flowering plants and agricultural crops, and thus are vital components of functioning ecosystems and provide essential ecosystem services to humans. This study primarily aimed to discover the environmental features of nesting habitat that are mostly associated with wild ground-nesting and associated cleptoparasitic bee species diversity in urban landscape. READ MORE

  6. 5. The vine of the soul : Antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of Ayahuasca

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emil Cederholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Ayahuasca; antidepressant; anxiolytic; depression; anxiety;

    Abstract : Depression and anxiety are two of the most common psychiatric disorders and leading causes of disability. Antidepressants and anxiolytics, though revolutionary, do not treat all those suffering from these diseases satisfactorily. Psychedelics are currently under investigation as remedies for several ailments, including depression and anxiety. READ MORE