Tag: medicinal plants
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1.33 Cr medicinal plants, herbs planted in HP during last 4 years: CM
Promoting plantation of medicinal plants in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has planted 1.33 Crore medicinal plants and herbs during the last four years. “The state government has targeted to plant 35 lakh more medicinal plants in the year 2017-18. Apart from this, for increasing the green cover afforestation was carried out in 48,000 hectares …
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July 14, 2017 -
Neanderthals used plant-based aspirin, penicillin: Study
Neanderthals had a good knowledge about the medicinal properties of plants and used primitive versions of aspirin and penicillin to treat themselves about 40,000 years ago, say scientists who studied the oldest dental plaque from our nearest extinct relative. The DNA found in the dental plaque of provided remarkable new insights into the behaviour and …
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March 9, 2017