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One which in the wild grows in the swampy margins of ponds or lakes, and which can be cultivated in similar positions around a garden pond, such as Iris ensata Most don’t mmd having their roots submerged for at least part of the year. One which in the wild grows in the swampy margins of…

The dung of animals, used as fertilizer. Like all materials of organic origin it adds humus to the soil. The dung of animals, used as fertilizer. Like all materials of organic origin it adds humus to the soil but may also be a rich source of nitrogen and sometimes phosphorus, depending on which animal it…

Israeli organic chemist who isolated and identified THC, anandamide, and 2-AG, among other breakthroughs.  

US act that required every person who sold, dealt, or dispensed cannabis to register with the Internal Revenue Service and pay a special occupational tax, with enforcement provisions for violations of fines of up to $2,000 and five years in prison.  

The nutrients required in relatively large amounts in the body: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and water. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Their chief function is to provide the body with the energy necessary to carry on all of the activities of life, micronutrients. A substance which an organism needs in large amounts for normal growth and development,…

An area of upland or montane vegetation dominated by heathers and on dry or damp soils.  

A term for hypothyroidism that is often used to describe patients in whom the underactivity of the thyroid gland is severe and long-standing. A disorder resulting from a thyroid deficiency in adulthood and characterized by mental dullness. Advanced deficiency of thyroxine in adults. The adult or acquired form of hypothyroidism characterized by decreased metabolic rate,…

A disorder that arises when multiple areas of the brain suffer damage caused by multiple strokes with impairment of brain function (e.g., memory and judgment deterioration, personality changes). Dementia caused by a number of small strokes, when the dementia is not progressive as in Alzheimer’s disease but increases in steps as new strokes occur. Decreased…

To biochemically build up or utilize substances to permit growth and energy in the body. To alter the character of a food biochemically.