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| Articles about Pollen |
| Pollen Allergy...A ManMade Plague | | 2008-04-07 03:12:00 | | Amid the pink petalled cherry blossoms this week one can see people wearing all manner of masks and googles such as the Hello Kitty ones above to protect themselves against hay fever or kafunsho.Simply defined kafunsho is the allergic reaction to airborne pollen most notably sugi(cedar) and hinoki(cypress) pollen which is prevalent at this time of year.After World War 2 some seven million hectares of cedar and cypress was planted to provide timber for rebuilding.According to Alex Kerr in his book"Dogs and Demons The Fall of Modern Japan".."by 1997 Japan had replanted 43% of all its woodland with a monoculture of coniferous trees,mostly sugi,or Japanese cedar"pg 53.An article in The Japan Times last week quoted a Forest Agency figure of "Almost a fifth of Japans land mass is planted with cedar and cypress trees."The Japan Times Saturday April 5th 2008 p 3.It is these trees which produce the main source of pollen allergy rather than the traditional native broadleaf mix of maple,cherry an | | By: porcelain-monkey | | |
| | Bee Pollen | | 2008-02-01 21:10:00 | | Bee pollen (a.k.a. bee bread) is best defined as a miracle of nature. It has trace amounts of many different minerals and vitamins, it is relatively low calorie, high fiber, and high protein. We recently learned about it from our acupuncturist Pailin Winotaka and picked some up from Tremblay Apiaries' stand in Union Square Green Market (also available on their web site). We're glad we now know about this super food and you should too.Bee pollen is used in many cultures for medicinal purposes, both preventative and reactive. Some of the uses include improving energy, endurance, vitality, fertility, longevity, and recovery (including in cancer care); it is also used to correct imbalances such as weight issues and hormone regulation); and it is a natural antibiotic.It includes dozens of chemicals including melittin, adolapin, apmin, compound x, hyaluronidase, phospholipase A2, histamine, and mast cell degranulating protein (MSDP), dopamine, norepinephrine, seratonin, B-complex, folic ac | | By: FoodMayhem | | |
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| Buy Bee Pollen Online for Convenience and Health | | 2008-01-28 13:01:52 | | We live in the modern world of convenient living. Life is easier nowadays as compared to living ten or twenty years ago or even further back in time. With the advent of so many inventions and so many advancements in technology, our time has shifted into the warp zone of the internet generation. Through the [...] | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | Natural Allergy Relief For Oak Pollen | | 2008-01-28 12:01:56 | | Oak pollen allergy sufferers are quite familiar with the huge amounts of pollen that oak trees produce and the allergy symptoms that occur when oak pollen is high. The oak pollen pods resemble little worms and they release their pollen to be carried by the wind, while the pods fall and accumulate on the [...] | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | Where Can We Find the Best Natural Bee Pollen? | | 2008-01-28 10:01:43 | | When there were no known chemicals and other elements that can cause environmental pollution, all honeybees were said to be producing the best pollens. But with the advancement of human technology and more demand for easier living, our environment had to suffer the consequences.
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| Floral anthers facilitates pollen collection by bees | | 2007-07-10 07:00:00 | | Nature-scienceUnlike moths and butterflies that are often brilliantly coloured to warn potential predators that they carry toxins, flowers and the fruits they produce have brilliant colours and unusual shapes because they want to attract the attention of pollinators and frugivores who will disperse their pollen and seed, thus guaranteeing the next generation. In their work, Dr Endress and his colleagues found that the sizes and positioning of the anthers facilitates pollen collection by buzz-pollinating bees... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
| | Pollen - the hidden sexuality of flowers | | 2007-06-12 07:00:00 | | The starSo small, so vital, so beautiful. And so very sexy.
That pretty much sums up pollen, whose grains can be mistaken for specks of dust, but which is essential to the survival of most of the world's 250,000 species of flowering plants, including vegetables like tomatoes and even palms.
Under the close-up lens and microscope, however, pollen grains are revealed as nature's temples, breathtakingly complex in design, seemingly infinite in variety and bursting with sexuality... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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