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Medicinal Uses of Plants, 2006.
This well-researched paper examines the sudden resurgence of interest in medicinal plants, which is due not only to their potential health benefits but also to the enormous amounts of money involved as well.
1,669 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper supplies significant research which proves that medicinal plants, commonly referred to as medicinal herbs, have been successfully used by man for more than 60 thousand years. The uses of medicinal plants have ranged through the entire spectrum of the physical and psychological maladies that can afflict the human race. The writer of this paper examines the various vaccines made from medicinal plant preparations which are designed for oral consumption as well as the numerous health benefits attained by properly ingesting these herbs. This paper also analyzes the business aspect of the medicine plant trade. Through relevant research, this paper estimates that world sales of medicines derived from plants, discovered and collected by indigenous tribes and cultures in 1990, amounted to some $43 billion.
Table of Contents:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Etiology, Applications and Common Medicinal Plants Today
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"According to Zerner, the majority of the knowledge about medicinal plants today has been accumulated based on empirical observations over long periods of time. Likewise, Crellin and Philpott note that observations of the use of different plants by sick animals has always been a valuable source of information for early practitioners, and many continue to believe this is a valuable source of reliable information concerning the efficacy of medicinal plants today. Even the nonmedicinal uses of these various plant materials has helped the body of knowledge through increased familiarity to the point where, "Nowadays, many herbalists believe that they have an almost intuitive sense of whether or not a plant is medical. Ten of the most popular medicinal plants today are bilberry, cranberry, echinacea, feverfew, Ginkgo biloba, goldenseal, kava kava, milk thistle, saw palmetto, and St. John's wort."
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Medicinal Uses Of The Hemp Plant, 1995.
Argues against the safety and effectiveness of marijuana's therapeutic applications.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 17 sources, AU$ 103.95
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"The Medicinal Uses of The Hemp Plant
The hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) is a tall Asiatic herb with a widespread distribution. More commonly referred to as marijuana, the plant has long been known for its powerful psychoactive, as well as its medicinal qualities. During the nineteenth century, for example, marijuana was applied to a variety of ailments. More recently, the herb has been considered as an antiemetic and appetite stimulant in patients with cancer and human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV). Investigations into marijuana's therapeutic efficacy, however, have provided variable results. Many researchers believe, therefore, that there are better drugs available.
Cannabis sativa, or marijuana, is sometimes grown for its fiber. The plant can be used to manufacture of rope, paper, and ..."
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Using Plants to Fertilize Plants, 2001.
A look at alternatives to chemical fertilizers.
2,068 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 94.95
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This is a detailed and illustrated paper on using organic fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers on plants. Results of experiments concerning this topic are included with the paper.
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"Organic fertilizers can provide enough nutrients to plants, that is the reason why the plants can grow well. Also the organic fertilizers can change the structure of soil and create a good drainage system, and well-ventilated environment which can be a better place for microorganisms to survive. The organic fertilizers contribute a lot to the growth of plants, but they still have some disadvantages. If one adds too much organic fertilizers, the plants will die because the concentration of organic fertilizers is very high."
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Narcotic Plants, 2004.
This paper discusses narcotic plants belonging to those categories of plants called psychedelic or hallucinogenic plants because they have a chemical compound that causes hallucinating effects.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 116.95
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This paper explains that narcotic plants, known for their effects on mind and body since the prehistoric period, were often associated with magic, religious rites, and medicine. Although there are over 60 species of hallucinogens known today that are consumed by people in one part of the world or other, the author focuses on the five major narcotics: tobacco, opium, hemp (marijuana), betel, and coca. The paper relates that the hallucinations that occur because the neuronal messages are changed in a greatly dramatic manner when narcotic plants are consumed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
History of the Use of Narcotic Plants and Hallucinogens
The Major Narcotic Plants
Ergot
Amanita
Marijuana
Opium
Coca
Tobacco
Other Hallucinogens
Conclusion
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"Peyote: Botanically known by the name Lophophora williamsii, Peyote is a small grey-green variety of cactus found in northern Mexico and Texas. The Native Americans extensively used peyote particularly in their religious rites. The Aztecs ardently worshiped it and peyotism even grew as a religion among Americans. The compounds that are chemically active include mescaline and peyonine, of which mescaline induces hallucination essentially visual in nature, which enables the user to foresee and predict happenings as if in spiritual union with the divine power. Consumption of peyote causes intoxication accompanied by nausea, body shivers and perspiration for about two hours after which the user normally falls into hallucination."
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Cancer Treatment Plants, 2006.
A review of the many examples of plants and natural vegetation used in the treatment and prevention of cancer.
5,783 words (approx. 23.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 201.95
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This paper states that cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases throughout the world. The paper then proceeds with an overview of the use of plants as an effective way to prevent and to cure cancer. In particular, the paper identifies the plants and compounds that are extracted from the plants that are being used in the treatment of cancer. In addition, the paper discusses the action of these plant-extracted compounds on the cancer cells. The paper concludes with a commentary on the future use of plants in the fight against cancer.
Outline:
Introduction
The Use of Plants for Medicinal Purposes
Anticancer Compounds in Plants
Treatment of Cancer by Plants
Prevention of Cancer by Plants
Summary
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"Cancer is a dreaded disease, however cancer is not incurable. There are a number of positive responses to cancer treatment and more and more people have survived cancer as more and more cure and alternative treatments are being discovered. However, the rates of discovery of these alternative drugs that can be used to treat cancer are not fast enough to become at par with the increasing incidence of this dreaded disease. Several alternative drugs that are used for the treatment of cancer are still in experimental stages and some of the drugs that are being used today have high toxicity levels that could give hazardous side effects to the patients being treated."
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Modern Medicine as State or Corporate Medicine, 2007.
This paper asses whether modern medicine is state medicine or corporate medicine, citing examples from British and American history.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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In this article, the writer argues that the choice between state and corporate medicine is a relatively recent phenomenon. The writer notes that such a luxury sharply contrasts with the historical development of medical care, specifically during the nineteenth century in Britain and America, which sought, through the interventions of the state, to provide for the poor. From such a perspective, then, this essay posits that modern medicine is less about the choice between state and corporate provision than the foundations state medicine essentially helped create from which corporate medicine later benefited.
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"Chadwick believed that many of the illness and diseases which inflicted the poor would be lessened or even eradicated. Importantly, the implication of the lawyer's report was that these measures could only be carried out by the state at a time when Britain subscribed to the creed of political economy, which held the laissez-faire state to be a paramount virtue. Yet following Chadwick's report, a Royal Commission on the Health of Towns was set up, which met between 1843 and 1845, leading to Liverpool creating the first sanitary authority in 1846 which spawned similar bodies elsewhere. By the time the Public Health Act of 1848 was passed the important role of the state was set in stone: a central government department was created as the General Board of Health; local sanitary authorities were invested with powers to coordinate municipal responsibilities; and a local inspection regime was also created that appointed medical health officers. Consequently, by 1853, 284 districts and 103 towns had applied to adopt the Public Health Act. But the crucial characteristic of the Act was that, while it did concede the importance of the role of the state, it did not make the adoption of the Act compulsory."
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Coal-Fired Power Plants, 2004.
An analysis of coal-fired power plants with a focus on the Great Lakes region.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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This paper examines the environmental problems that occur due to emissions from coal-fired power plants. The paper focuses on the older power plants in the Great Lakes region. The paper discusses the problem and explores solutions to rectify the situation. The paper contends that, despite pollution issues, there are many reasons to support coal-fired power plants, and therefore, the most promising solution involves tighter regulation of coal-fired power plants, particularly reducing the pollution caused by older plants, such as those in the Great Lakes area.
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"Out of the entire electric industry, coal-fired power plants contribute 96% of sulfur dioxide emissions, 93% of nitrogen oxide emissions, 88% of carbon dioxide emissions, and 99% of mercury emissions (Dirty coal power). Today, there are fish consumption advisories for mercury contamination in 45 states and 20% of American women of childbearing age have levels of mercury that exceed what is considered safe for a fetus (Mercury from coal-fired power plants). Coal-fired power plants is responsible for over 90% of mercury contamination in the Great Lakes (Gluckman, 2004) Further, EPA studies reveal that air pollution from coal-fired power plants triggers asthma attacks, bronchitis, and heart disease, and contributes to about 30,000 premature deaths a year (New source review/ coal-fired power plants)."
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Genetically Engineered Plants and Virus Resistance, 2004.
Discusses GE and viral resistance in plants.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 26 sources, MLA, AU$ 140.95
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This paper gives an overview of genetic engineering in plants that is geared toward inducing virus resistance. Several methods of achieving viral resistance in plants through genetic engineering are detailed, as well as considerations of using these methods. Methods covered include post-transcriptional gene silencing, coat-protein-mediated resistance, ribosomal inactivating proteins, resistance genes and plantibodies. The paper also discusses both risks and benefits of using genetic engineering in plants and provides case studies of successful implementation of genetically engineered virus resistance in crop plants such as papaya and potato.
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"As the upward trend of the human population in the world today continues, the demand for sufficient food sources continues to grow as well. In undeveloped countries especially, the need for productive and healthy crops that can sustain a growing human population is not always met. In India, China and many African nations where hunger is a very real issue, the problem of food shortages can be greatly exacerbated by plant diseases and viruses, which can kill almost an entire field of crop of an unlucky or unprepared farmer. With the advent of genetic engineering, however, the possibility of creating plants with built-in genetic defenses against such devastating diseases has become very real, and in many cases has already been accomplished. A wide variety of strategies for engineering viral resistance in plants have been developed, and researchers have successfully utilized these strategies in creating plants resistant to papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) and potato virus Y (PVY), among others."
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Plants, 2007.
This paper explores the structure and function of plants, including the root, stem, flower and seed system.
953 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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The paper discusses how plants not only provide pleasing scenery but are essential sources of food and oxygen too. The paper describes how the seed develops from an ovule after a fertilization process has taken place. The paper discusses the plant's two organ system; the shoot and the root system. The paper relates that leaves contain the chlorophyll and are the most important part of the plant when it comes to photosynthesis. The paper points out that flowers are not part of every plant, but when they are present they have reproductive organs.
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Introduction
Structure
Conclusion
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"The plant gets its beginnings from a seed. The seed develops from an ovule after a fertilization process has taken place. Plant life begins much in the same way that human life begins. Each seed includes an embryo, a food source and a protective outer coating. It can lay dormant for a period of time before germination occurs (Plant structure
http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/plants/plantstructures/summary.html). The structure of the plant system is very similar to the human system when it comes to the necessary elements for pollination and reproduction."
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Invasive Plants in North America, 2007.
An examination of invasive plants and their effect on the ecological stability of the United States.
2,668 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 116.95
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This paper examines the spread of invasive plant species, specifically in the United States, and explains the nature of some of these invasive species. The writer discusses how these plants are introduced to the United States, their negative effects on the environment, and methods of control. The The writer also discusses the leading hypothesis for how nonnative plant species become invasive, known as the "escape-from-enemy" hypothesis. The paper concludes that more education and awareness is needed in order to fight these invasive species which have the potential to destroy native ecosystems.
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"Invasive plants are a major, if not well understood, threat to ecological stability in the United States if not the world. Some nonnative species that are introduced into a new habitat are entirely innocuous and have no detrimental effects. Others are ill-suited to the new environment and quickly expire. Some, however, are exceptionally well-suited for their new place in the world and quickly overcome all of the native species. The kudzu vine and the zebra mussel are examples of such aggressive, invasive species. Unfortunately for those environmentalists and social agencies interested in preventing the spread of invasive species, the attributes of a successful invasion are not well understood (Wolfe 705). Understanding how nonnative species become invasive must be one of the first priorities in the fight against their spread and the subsequent destruction of ecosystem stability."
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Photovoltaic Cells and Solar Thermal Power Plants, 2005.
A comparison of photovoltaic cells and solar thermal power plants.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 154.95
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This paper compares two technologies, photovoltaic cells and solar thermal power plants, both providing energy from solar radiation, but by different means and in different degrees. It looks at how the photovoltaic cell is used in limited situations for powering small appliances and how solar thermal power plants are able to produce much more energy for use on a widespread basis by consumers, industry and entire countries. The relative costs are noted, along with economies that will be realized once these systems are more widely used.
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"This report summarizes two related technologies, the photovoltaic cell and the solar thermal power plant, both methods of producing energy from solar radiation. The photovoltaic cell is used in limited situations for powering small appliances, and solar thermal power plants are able to produce much more energy for use on a widespread basis by consumers, industry, and entire countries. The relative costs are noted, along with economies that will be realized once these systems are more widely used. Introduction One of the great unknowns in American energy policy remains the extent to which solar energy in its various forms will contribute to the nation's energy supply in the future. After the oil, embargo in 1973, considerable interest was expressed in solar energy as a potential way of producing energy and of reducing dependence on foreign oil. "
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Medicinal Marijuana, 2006.
A look at the ongoing debate over whether marijuana should be used legally for medicinal purposes.
2,641 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 114.95
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This paper examines the pros and cons of medicinal use of marijuana. The paper considers both the moral and scientific arguments surrounding this controversial topic and looks at clinical considerations as well. The paper concludes that, in spite of some of the possible deleterious effects of marijuana, the benefits of the medicinal use of marijuana outweigh the burdens.
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"Whether or not marijuana should be legalized for medicinal use is apparently going to be decided on a state-by-state basis, although the door to this process was opened by the United States Supreme Court. The issues involved in the political debate concern certain viewpoints of morality; the issues in the scientific debate, while capable of solid resolution after sufficient research, are also tainted by moralistic posturing, even by medical personnel. At best, legalizing medicinal marijuana remains a difficult issue; however, it is likely a more pragmatic approach, and an approach that did not discount research done outside the United States, could help bring the issue to a satisfactory conclusion in the relatively near term."
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Medicinal Marijuana, 2002.
An analysis of pros and cons of marijuana as a medicinal drug, written in speech format.
1,642 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 77.95
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This paper discusses the legalization of marijuana and discusses current federal laws regarding the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, and whether or not these laws conflict with current medical and psychological research done on the effects of marijuana. Some believe that marijuana is one substance that can relieve many of the symptoms experienced by those who suffer from chronic or severe illnesses more effectively than most medicines now on the market. It examines research done on this topic before advocating a change in public policy regarding marijuana usage.
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"On the other hand, the Institute of Medicine also identifies many health-related costs of smoking marijuana (Watson et al., 2000). Marijuana smoke is associated with a greater risk of lung damage, cancer, and birth defects (Watson et al., 2000). Additionally, the American Heart Association conducted studies of how marijuana affects cardiac function, and found that marijuana use in middle age and in elderly persons increases risk of heart attack 4.8 times for the duration of an hour after smoking (Lewis, Maclure, Sherwood, & Muller, 2000). These researchers are not sure if it is the marijuana itself or other components, such as carbon monoxide, that cause these effects (Lewis et al., 2000). "
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Nuclear Power Plants, 2004.
A paper discussing the pros and cons of nuclear power plants.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 34.95
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This paper gives the pros and cons of nuclear power plants, and what Christian Stewards can do about the issue. It also gives a briefing on the problems at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey and what is being done to address these problems.
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Medicinal Marijuana, 2005.
Argues for the need to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes.
1,084 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper analyzes some of the criticisms provided by the federal government against medicinal use of marijuana. It shows that many of these arguments are misguided and rooted in fear over a much larger issue: Overall drug abuse. The paper argues that, sadly, for those who are seriously ill and in need of marijuana's treatment, these fears are hindering them from getting the relief they need.
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"His most solid point is concerning marijuana as an unapproved drug. While many studies have indicated its positive attributes, marijuana has not yet been endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Nevertheless, unapproved drugs have often been permitted by the FDA in the past. For example, under Reagan, AIDS-related drugs, despite lacking approval, were still allowed to be prescribed by physicians. In some cases, they even allowed patients to import these drugs from other countries (Annas, New England Journal of Medicine, 1997)."
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Medicinal Marijuana, 2002.
A discussion of medicinal marijuana use and the Supreme Court ruling.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper analyzes the recent Supreme Court ruling about the usage of Marijuana for medical purposes. The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has been a hotly debated topic for a long time now. Doctors have repeatedly pointed out the benefits of the drug but at the same time critics have lashed out at such justifications pointing out the threats that it poses to teenagers and adults alike who indulge in free use of marijuana.
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