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Aloe Vera: A Mild Chemo-therapy for the Skin

Many people know that Aloe vera has some healing properties. From modern research, it looks like Aloe vera may actually possess an interesting healing property because of its internal biochemistry. From preliminary research, it appears to contain a small amount of topoisisomerase (TI) inhibitor in the gel that is inside its leaves. TI is an enzyme [...]

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Horticultural Perspective: The Dangers of Smoking

A tobacco plant naturally manufactures the organic chemical nicotine and distributes that chemical throughout its body. Have you ever wondered why tobacco plants would ever make nicotine in the first place? Tobacco plants make nicotine for the sole purpose of killing insects that try to feed on them. It turns out that nicotine is extremely [...]

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