Harmal

Author : Ephraim Shmaya Lansky,Shifra Lansky,Helena Maaria Paavilainen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781351645041

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Harmal by Ephraim Shmaya Lansky,Shifra Lansky,Helena Maaria Paavilainen Pdf

Harmal: The Genus Peganum is an in-depth treatment of one of the most commanding plants in the botanical kingdom. Humble in appearance, modest in its needs, Peganum harmala has been venerated for millennia as a Deity-manifesting entheogen and a powerful medicine. This book traverses harmal’s medicinal chemistry, its possible role in the origins of religion, and its employment from ancient times to the present in the therapy of patients suffering from infections, infestations, metabolic derangements, neurological degeneration, visual weakness, and cancer. Its peculiar indolic compounds, known as harmala alkaloids, are now appreciated as exerting profound effects on the mind and on the body. These effects are the result of the alkaloids’ interactions with, and binding to, serotonin receptors on the cell surfaces of neurons in the brain and lymphocytes in the blood, the latter constituting the diffuse structural basis of the immune system. This biphasic modulation by harmala alkaloids has led to a novel pharmacologic re-visioning presented herein for the first time, the concept of a "lymphoneuric syncytium" and its possible long term tuning via "somatodelic" as well as "psychedelic" effects. The scientific rationale underlying the use of harmal in the medicines of the past and the healing technologies of our future is developed through exhaustive and meticulous explorations in both ethnopharmacology and modern phytochemistry. The presentation is enhanced through appraisals of the effects of harmal in two clinical cancer case scenarios, and of intentional inebriation and "provings" by one of the authors and a psychiatric colleague. The noted and esteemed botanically-trained physician Dr. Andrew Weil states in his Preface that this "monumental" volume will become the standard reference work in the field. Harmal: The Genus Peganum will be an invaluable addition to the personal libraries of professional pharmacognosists, botanists, physicians, psychologists, neuroscientists, and all persons interested in the interrelationship of consciousness, medicine, and coevolution.

Author : John D. Smith
Publisher : Katha
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Epic poetry, Rajasthani
ISBN : 8187649836

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The Epic of Pabuji by John D. Smith Pdf

Pabuji , a medieval Rajput hero from the deserts of Marwar, is widely worshipped as a folk diety capable of proctecting against ill fortune. This book chorincles the epic narrative in English free verse as well as interesting details about the words , the music and the par itself.

Author : Deborah Kapchan
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812202434

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Gender on the Market by Deborah Kapchan Pdf

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1996 Gender on the Market is a study of Moroccan women's expressive culture and the ways in which it both determines and responds to current transformations in gender roles. Beginning with women's emergence into what has been defined as the most paradigmatic of Moroccan male institutions—the marketplace—the book elucidates how gender and commodity relations are experienced and interpreted in women's aesthetic practices. Deborah Kapchan compellingly demonstrates that Moroccan women challenge some of the most basic cultural assumptions of their society—especially ones concerning power and authority.

Author : A. R. George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian
ISBN : 0199278415

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The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic by A. R. George Pdf

"The Babylonian Gilgamesh epic is the oldest long poem in the world, with a history going back four thousand years. It tells the fascinating and moving story of Gilgamesh's heroic deeds and lonely quest for immortality. This book collects for the first time all the known sources in the original cuneiform, including many fragments never published before. The author's personal study of every available fragment has produced a definitive edition and translation, complete with comprehensive introductory chapters that place the poem and its hero in context."--Publisher's description.

Author : David Stophlet Flattery,Martin Schwartz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520096274

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Haoma and Harmaline by David Stophlet Flattery,Martin Schwartz Pdf

Author : Daniel E. Fleming,Sara J. Milstein
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047440833

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The Buried Foundation of the Gilgamesh Epic by Daniel E. Fleming,Sara J. Milstein Pdf

Based on contrasting characterization and narrative logic between the central Huwawa episode and the remaining material for the earliest Akkadian Gilgamesh, this book challenges the accepted notion that the famous epic was composed without recourse to a previous Akkadian narrative.

Author : William C. Young
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004690370

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The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors by William C. Young Pdf

In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations – “totemism,” “emulation of predatory animals,” “ancestor eponymy,” “nicknaming,” and “Bedouin proximity to nature.” It suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use animal names to obscure their internal cleavages. Such tribes wax and wane as they attract and lose allies and clients; they include “attached” elements as well as actual kin. To prevent outsiders from spotting “attached” groups, Bedouin tribes scatter non-human names across their segments, making it difficult to link any segment with a human ancestor. Young’s argument contributes to theories of tribal organization, Arab identity, onomastics, and Near Eastern kinship.

Author : Eleanor Robson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0198152469

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Mesopotamian Mathematics, 2100-1600 BC by Eleanor Robson Pdf

Mathematics was integral to Mesopotamian scribal culture: indeed, writing was invented towards the end of the fourth millennium B.C. for the express purpose of recording numericalatical information. The main body of this book is a mathematical and philological discussion of the two hundred technical constants, or "coefficients," found in early second millennium mathematics. Their names and mathematical functions are established, leading to improved interpretations of several large mathematical topics. The origins of many coefficients--and much of the more practical mathematics--are traced to late third millennium accounting and quantity surveying practices. Finally, the coefficients are used to examine some aspects of mathematics education in early Mesopotamia.

Author : Jacob Klein,Yitschak Sefati
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781646020997

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From the Workshop of the Mesopotamian Scribe by Jacob Klein,Yitschak Sefati Pdf

This volume presents first editions of a variety of cuneiform tablets from the Old Babylonian period belonging to the collection of the late Shlomo Moussaieff. It makes available for the first time three texts representing varying levels of Mesopotamian scribal education. The first is what the authors argue is the most complete copy of the first fifty lines of the standard version of the Sumerian epic Gilgameš and the Bull of Heaven. The second is a hitherto unpublished bilingual (Sumerian-Akkadian) lexical list of unknown provenance, similar to the Proto-Aa syllabary. Each of the 314 entries preserved on this tablet provides a pronunciation gloss, a Sumerian logogram, and an Akkadian translation. A unique feature of this list is that the signs are arranged on the basis of graphic concatenation: each sign contains one of the graphic components of the preceding sign. It also yields a great number of hitherto unknown, synonymous Akkadian translations to the Sumerian logograms. The final chapter contains an edition of two groups of lenticular school tablets, containing thirty-three elementary-level scribal exercises. With this volume, Jacob Klein and Yitschak Sefati preserve and disseminate important artifacts that advance the study of Sumerian literature, Mesopotamian lexicography, and ancient Near Eastern scribal education.

Author : L. D. Kapoor
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0849329299

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Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants by L. D. Kapoor Pdf

This handbook is filled with over 50 illustrations and descriptions of approximately 250 plants which are used for herbal medicine. It includes information on medicinal plants ranging from Abies spectabilis to Zizyphus vulgaris. The purpose of this handbook is to make available a reference for easy, accurate identification of these herbs. Derived from India, "Ayurveda" is the foundation stone of their ancient medical science. Approximately 80 percent of the population of India and other countries in the East continue to utilize this system of medicinal treatment. It is believed that the key to successful medication is the use of the correct herb. This is an indispensable resource for all physicians, pharmacists, drug collectors, and those interested in the healing arts.

Author : Pintu Pandit,Shakeel Ahmed,Kunal Singha,Sanjay Shrivastava
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119620495

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Recycling from Waste in Fashion and Textiles by Pintu Pandit,Shakeel Ahmed,Kunal Singha,Sanjay Shrivastava Pdf

The alarming level of greenhouse gases in the environment, fast depleting natural resources and the increasing level of industrial effluents, have made every single manufacturing activity come under the scrutiny of sustainability. When all kinds of waste such as clothes, furniture, carpets, televisions, shoes, paper, food wastes etc. end up in the landfill, only a few of them are naturally decomposed and thus a large majority remains as non-biodegradable. It is for this reason, efforts are concentrated to reduce the burden on earth by this waste, and as far as used textile products are concerned, there are now attempts to recycle or up-cycle. This book addresses the role of sustainability by using textile waste in fashion and textiles with respect to manufacturing, materials, as well as the economic and business challenges and opportunities it poses. This wide-ranging book comprises 19 chapters on the various topics including: · Solutions for sustainable fashion and textile industry · Agro and bio waste in the fashion industry · Innovating fashion brands by using textile waste · Waste in handloom textiles · Business paradigm shifting: 21st century fashion from recycling and upcycling · Utilization of natural waste for sustainable textile coloration · Circular economy in fashion and textile from waste · Future pathways of waste utilization for fashion · Sustainable encapsulation of natural dyes from Plant waste for textiles · Agro-waste applications for bio-remediation of textile effluent

Author : Umberto Mondini
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527523203

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The Cult of Pābūjī by Umberto Mondini Pdf

Pābūjī is a Rajput warrior prince from a small and insignificant kingdom, and a celibate ascetic who shuns the company of women, preferring instead to ride with his chieftains and perform miraculous deeds for Deval, an incarnation of the great Goddess. This book provides the historical and mythological background to the story of Pābūjī, the hero of a medieval epic poem which is still performed in India today by itinerant bards. Nuptial rites and Pābūjī’s own marriage are closely examined here, with parallels drawn with present day wedding ceremonies, which are essentially unchanged, and their impact on the modern day bride and groom. While maintaining high standards of academic rigour and thoroughness in the collection of data, this book renders the subject accessible, retelling Pābūjī’s exciting and often humorous adventures in its analysis of the epic tale.

Author : United States. Department of the Treasury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Customs administration
ISBN : UIUC:30112033687242

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Customs Bulletin by United States. Department of the Treasury Pdf

Author : United States. Patent Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1506 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000065837405

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office by United States. Patent Office Pdf

Author : Mohd Yusuf
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119407843

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Handbook of Renewable Materials for Coloration and Finishing by Mohd Yusuf Pdf

This unique handbook provides a vivid multidisciplinary dimension through technological perspectives to present cutting-edge research in the field of natural coloration and finishing. The 20 chapters are divided in to four parts: Substrates for coloration and finishing; renewable colorants and their applications; advanced materials and technologies for coloration and finishing; sustainability. Among the topics included in the Handbook of Renewable Materials for Coloration and Finishing are: The systematic discussion on the suitability, physical, chemical and processing aspects of substrates for coloration and finishing Bio-colorant’s application as photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells Animal based natural dyes Natural dyes extraction and dyeing methodology Application of natural dyes to cotton and jute textiles Sol-gel flame retardant and/or antimicrobial finishings for cellulosic textiles Rot resistance and antimicrobial finish of cotton khadi fabrics Advanced materials and technologies for antimicrobial finishing of cellulosic textiles