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  • ...supplement]] used primarily as a [[mucolytic agent]] and in the management of [[paracetamol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate re * '''Mucinac''' (Cipla, India)
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  • ...ant is native to [[Indonesia]] and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where it has been introduced. It has a tendency to become [[weed ...ter than the fatal dose of abrin. Abrin can kill with a circulating amount of less than 3 μg ([[microgram]]s).
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  • ...ps]] or carrots. The plant may be mistaken for parsnip due to its clusters of white tuberous [[root]]s. ...certainly the Greek [[philosopher]] [[Socrates]] drank a cup of some kind of hemlock infusion at his execution in [[399 BC]]. ''Cicuta virosa'' is howev
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  • |image_caption = Flowers and leaves of Rubber Vine ...It is now naturalised in the Caribbean, [[East Africa]], [[Mauritius]], [[India]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Latin America]], the southern [[United States]], [
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  • ...sp&name=Solanum~nigrum ''Solanum nigrum'' plant profile, ''New South Wales Flora Online'']</ref> ...ariants are directly consumable and the leaves are cooked and consumed. In India, another strain is found with berries that turn red when ripe.
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  • ...at Lakes]] region and was first spotted in 1843<ref>{{cite web |title=List of invasive species in the Great Lakes Great Lakes United / Union Saint-Lauren ...shaped, and often lobed at the base. The [[flower]]s are in loose clusters of 3–20, (1–1.5&nbsp;cm) across, star-shaped, with five purple petals and
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  • ...cord_id=11763 |format= |accessdate=2008-07-15 |edition= |series=Lost Crops of Africa |volume=2 |date=2006-10-27 |publisher=National Academies Press |loca [[Image:Lablab purpureus Steve Hurst 1.jpg|thumb|left|Seeds of the purple hyacinth bean]]
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  • <!-- and oogles of others - search for the species names to get lists. --> ...mahogany]] [[family (biology)|family]], [[Meliaceae]], that is native to [[India]], southern [[China]] and [[Australia]]. Common names include '''Persian Li
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  • ...a pantropical distribution. [[Native Hawaiian]]s, It is found throughout [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]<ref>[http://dh-web.org/place.names/bot2sinhala.html Bot ...diseases of liver, spleen, heart, blood, tumours, asthma etc. A decoction of the roots is given in dyspepsia, diarrhoea, rheumatism, asthma and urinary
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  • ...climbing plant]]. Its [[fruit]], '''''Cocculus indicus''''', is the source of [[picrotoxin]], a [[poison]]ous [[alkaloid]] with stimulant properties. ...s thereof throughout its natural distribution (the [[Philippines]], [[East India]], [[Malaysia]], and [[New Guinea]]).
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  • ...ermplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> ...m the old Latin name for the flower. Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants, and can be very toxic if ingested in sufficie
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  • | diversity_link = List of Euphorbia species ...ly from Africa, the Americas and [[Madagascar]]. There exists a wide range of [[island|insular]] species: on the [[Hawaiian Islands]] where spurges are c
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  • ...Genome Sciences |publisher=[[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland Medical School]] |accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> ...ous to the southeastern [[Mediterranean Basin]], [[Eastern Africa]], and [[India]], but is widespread throughout tropical regions (and widely grown elsewher
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  • ..., northern [[Africa]], and [[North America]], and is the best-known member of the [[nettle]] genus ''[[Urtica]]''. ...e]], [[5-HT]] or [[serotonin]], and possibly [[formic acid]]. This mixture of chemical compounds cause a painful sting or [[paresthesia]] from which the
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  • {{About|the biology of coffee|the beverage|Coffee}} |image2_caption = Mature fruit of a ''Coffea'' species
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  • ...been used to combat and prevent desertification in the [[Thar Desert]] in India.<ref name="Combating Desertification - Wikipedia">{{cite web|url=http://en. [[Image:Simmondsia_chinensis_male_flower.jpg|left|thumb|Close-up of male jojoba flowers.]]
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  • ...nglish as '''Karvy'''<ref name="Nature lovers on the Karvy trail; Times of India"/><ref name="The Karvy blooms; July 2000"/>. ...8, 2006; Frontline Magazine; INDIA'S NATIONAL MAGAZINE from the publishers of THE HINDU</ref>.
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  • |diversity_link = Taxonomy of the Bambuseae See the full '''[[Taxonomy of the Bambuseae]]'''.}}
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  • ...dome]].<ref>[http://www.romanconcrete.com/ The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete]</ref>]] ...ern building: [[Boston City Hall]] (completed 1968) is largely constructed of concrete, both pre-cast and poured-in-place.]]
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  • ...ists of dried flowers and leaves of plants selected to produce high levels of THC. Various extracts including [[hashish]] and [[hash oil]] are also produ ...tor3-first = Postgate|editor3-last = Nicholas|title = A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian|edition = |series = SANTAG|volume = 5|place = |publication-place =
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