millerebondsNov 5

Mote #pixels :
https://millerebonds.piwigo.com/picture?/1169/category/1-complexite_vegetale

#chickweed, one of the most beautiful #plant on earth, rarely appreciated with its true value.
It's not always gold what shines.

It's #flowers have 5 v-shaped white petals, looks like 10, make little white stars.

One of the best wild #edible plant, extremely good in #salad
#medicinalplant too, with #saponins etc...

A lot of thoughts for people in Gaza, like @eslamradwan1_D_5 @Rania

#agriculture #agroecology #flowers #botany #food #herbs #crops #photo

GinaAug 6

California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) fruits contain soap-like saponins that can enter fish gills and interfere with oxygen uptake. Crushed fruits have been used by native people to stun fish in slow-moving creeks or pools to make them easier to catch.

#saponins #fishing #nature #wildlife #california

CellBioNewsOct 7, 2023

Examining the #toxins in the common #tomato.

#saponins #antimicrobials #rhizosphere #SpGH #glycoalkaloids

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-toxins-common-tomato.html

Examining the toxins in the common tomato

Regardless of how one says "tomato," they all contain tomatine, a toxin in the plant's green fruit, leaves, and roots. Tomatoes produce the bitter-tasting compound—a major plant-specialized metabolite secreted from the roots—to defend against pathogens and foragers.

Show threadLorraineApr 1, 2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12493081/
#saponins #science
No #vaccine protects very well from #XBB116 but if you #wearADamnRespirator #HEPA #nasalSpray + #Novavax …

IMHO you’ll have a fighting chance since it’s a free for all #covidZombieApocalypse

An N95/99 respirator alone, unless it’s an elastomeric or #microclimateAir2 + #KF94 in tandem, IS NOT ENOUGH for a #variant that can be caught🚫😷in<30 seconds

Unless you signed up for the #alwaysInfected plan… that’s how long it takes #viralDose

The biological action of saponins in animal systems: a review - PubMed

Saponins are steroid or triterpenoid glycosides, common in a large number of plants and plant products that are important in human and animal nutrition. Several biological effects have been ascribed to saponins. Extensive research has been carried out into the membrane-permeabilising, immunostimulan …

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