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Using wastewater to enhance mint production

When essential oils are extracted from plants through the process of steam distillation, wastewater is produced and subsequently released into rivers and streams. Finding new uses for these unused by-products ...

Biology / Other

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Compound in celery, peppers reduces age-related memory deficits

A diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits by directly inhibiting the release of inflammatory molecules in the brain, researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Mint oil production moves south

Peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) essential oil is a major aromatic agent used extensively in chewing gum, toothpaste, mouth washes, pharmaceuticals, and confectionary and aromatherapy products.

Biology / Other

created Feb 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoke-spewing Trabant poised for rebirth as electric car

Once the much-mocked symbol of drab communist East Germany, Trabant cars are revving up for a dramatic rebirth as electric cars -- 20 years after they drove through the fallen Berlin Wall to freedom.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

'Killer spices' provide eco-friendly pesticides for organic fruits and veggies

Mention rosemary, thyme, clove, and mint and most people think of a delicious meal. Think bigger…acres bigger. These well-known spices are now becoming organic agriculture's key weapons against insect pests ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2

A scientist probes the origins of 'ouch!'

Skinning a knee, swallowing habanero salsa, and installing snow chains bare-handed might seem pretty different at first. But all have one thing in common -- they're guaranteed to hurt.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Women double fruit, veggie intake with switch to Mediterranean diet plan

In a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of "good" fats when they were counseled by registered ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Soluble fiber, antispasmodics and peppermint oil should be used to treat IBS

Fibre, antispasmodics and peppermint oil are all effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should become first-line treatments, according to a study on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 14, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Antidepressant found to alleviate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents

Researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have found that low-dose antidepressant therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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