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• Anise
  ...ís (liqueur), and the Turkish Raki. It's believed to be one of the secret ingredients in the French liqueur Chartreuse. It is also used in some root beer such as * In Indian cuisine, no distinction is made between anise and fennel. Therefore, the sa
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• Activated carbon
  ...dhav, The Combustion,Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory (CGPL) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)</ref> Carbon [[aerogel]]s, while more expensive ...ast= Rolland |first= Jacques L. | title= The Food Encyclopedia: Over 8,000 Ingredients, Tools, Techniques and People | publisher=Robert Rose | year=2006 | isbn= 0
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• Mercury (element)
  ...ublisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year= 2007|isbn=0313335079}}</ref> The Indian word for [[alchemy]] is ''[[Rasavātam]]'' which means "the way of mercury" ...ish general recognition of the safety and effectiveness,” of the mercury ingredients in these products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts
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• Hyacinth bean
  ...ic information from the [[University of Melbourne]]</ref>), also called '''Indian Bean''', '''Egyptian Bean''', '''Bulay''' ([[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]), ' [[Category:Vietnamese ingredients]]
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• Gunpowder
  ...xygen from the potassium nitrate, promoting the rapid burning of the other ingredients.<ref name=bjb4>Buchanan. "Editor's Introduction: Setting the Context", in { ...ggsjá]]'' of 1250 AD mentions in its military chapter, the use of two key ingredients: "coal and sulphur" as the best weapons for [[naval warfare|ship-to-ship co
  51 KB (7,447 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
• Textiles of Mexico
  ...by native weavers who were making material cheaper. Instead of prohibiting Indian made fabric, European weavers decided instead to hire them, creating worksh ...ducing colors ranging from purple to yellow, varying depending on what the ingredients, such as certain flowers or lime juice, are added. For a time, the use of n
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• Bamboo
  ...pers for steamed dumplings which usually contains glutinous rice and other ingredients. ...o get; it has been largely replaced by synthetic [[silicic acid]]. In most Indian literature, ''Bambusa arundinacea'' is described as the source of bamboo ma
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• Concrete
  Recently, the use of recycled materials as concrete ingredients has been gaining popularity because of increasingly stringent environmental ...es of concrete]] available, created by varying the proportions of the main ingredients below. By varying the proportions of materials, or by substitution for the
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• List of foods named after people
  ...nning|Lord Charles John Canning]]. The Cannings were in India during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], and Lady Canning's popularity there is remembered in t ...ke" called for 40 eggs, 5 pounds of fruit, and similar quantities of other ingredients.
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• Chlorodyne
  ...rrhea]], [[insomnia]], [[neuralgia]], [[migraine]]s, etc. As its principal ingredients were a mixture of [[laudanum]] (an alcoholic solution of opium), tincture o Chlorodyne sold extremely well for many years; as its active ingredients were well known, local chemists' shops would also make up cheaper generic v
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• Cannabis
  ...ion cannot be distinguished from that of the fluid made from imported East Indian cannabis. ''Introduced to the medical profession by us''."<ref>''1929-1930 ...OMPOUND is listed as a Medicinal Elixir, the formula does not disclose any ingredients to render it in liquid form.
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• Hashish
  ...ome]]s, collected from the [[cannabis]] plant. It contains the same active ingredients but in higher concentrations than other parts of the plant such as the buds ...dica|Cannabis sativa subsp. indica]]'' grows wild almost everywhere in the Indian sub-continent and special strains have been particularly cultivated for pro
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...ontrol of such a nature as to prevent the illicit international traffic in Indian hemp and especially in the resin".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.druglibrar ...ats herbal cannabis to {{convert|365|–|410|°F|°C}}, causing the active ingredients to evaporate into a [[gas]] without burning the plant material (the boiling
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• Warburg's Tincture
  ...dale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia]]''. Warburg's Tincture included an array of ingredients, including quinine.<ref>[http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Wa/Warbu '''Ingredients and directions for preparation'''
  20 KB (3,000 words) - 21:15, 21 September 2010
• History of general anesthesia
  ...nd [[aconitum]]. Circa 400 BC, the [[Sushruta Samhita]] (a text from the [[Indian subcontinent]] on [[Ayurveda|ayurvedic medicine]] and surgery) advocates th The reader will note that five of these seven ingredients were thought to be elements of Hua Tuo's anesthetic potion, 1600 years earl
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• 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
  ...he "accused the Rajneeshees of sprinkling salmonella culture on salad bar ingredients in eight restaurants".<ref name="nytimesweaver" /> At a press conference in ...h he accused the Rajneeshees of sprinkling salmonella culture on salad bar ingredients in eight restaurants.<ref name="nytimesweaver" /><ref name="weavercongress"
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• Butter
  [[File:Ghee jar.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Indian [[ghee]] in a jar]] ...ning because of its low melting point. Pastry makers often chill all their ingredients and utensils while working with a butter dough.
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• Ghee
  [[File:Ghee jar.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Indian cuisine|Indian]] ghee.]] ...is commonly used in [[South Asian cuisine|South Asian]] ([[Indian cuisine|Indian]], [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladeshi]], [[Nepali cuisine|Nepali]] and [[Pak
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• Condensed milk
  ...ottles for this very purpose. Condensed milk is a major ingredient in many Indian desserts and sweets. While most Indians start with normal milk to reduce an In [[Mexico]], sweetened condensed milk is one of the main ingredients of the cold cake dessert (The leading brand is "La Lechera", the local vers
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• Indian dairy products
  ...riety of dairy projects are indigenous to India and an important part of [[Indian cuisine]]. The majority of these products can be broadly classified into cu * [[Mishti doi]] is ''dahi'' (Indian [[yogurt]]) mixed with sugar
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