Tag: hemp
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Chapter 3 The economical and efficient design of plants
Taxodium, a remarkable gymnosperm, exemplifies nature’s design with its three essential tissue systems—dermal, vascular, and ground. These systems enable plants to achieve tremendous diversity and size while fulfilling human material needs, such as fibres for textiles. Plant structures also inspire innovative solutions in human engineering through biomimetics.
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Getting to the bottom of 18th century embalming practice
This post explores the intriguing use of wood in an 18th-century Austrian corpse preservation method. The mummified remains of priest Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg were notably preserved using wood chips (and other materials), revealing an unprecedented abdominal packing technique via the rectum, a unique aspect of historical embalming practices.
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Plants and people – and pharmaceuticals…
This post discusses the potential pharmaceutical uses of four plants – marijuana, navy beans, thunder-god vine, and willow. It explores their impact on weight gain, weight loss, cancer prevention, and killing viruses. Specifically, it delves into the effects of marijuana on appetite, celastrol’s weight-loss potential, navy beans’ impact on gut…
Plant Cuttings 