Coenzyme Q against aging. Let’s eat meat! Continuing to consider the issue of antioxidants, let us now look at the place and role of one of the components of the body’s own antioxidant defense from a slightly different angle, namely – a component of the respiratory chain in mitochondria – coenzyme Q (= ubiquinone,…
Grapefruit – a danger for women? Estrogens and breast cancer? Weight loss? Several years ago, results obtained by American scientists from the University of Southern California and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (Monroe K.R., Murphy S.P., Kolonel L.N., Pike M.C. (2007)) shocked the scientific community. In a study of the health status of…
Plant Mysteries In this series of original articles, we will explore the controversial issues related to medicinal plants and their active substances. Do we often think about the possible consequences of using certain medicinal plants, for example: the well-known immune system stimulant – purple echinacea; a spasmolytic – peppermint; a tasty fruit “for weight…
Maksutina Nina Pavlovna(19.02.1925–17.11.2015). 90 years The text was written directly by Nina Pavlovna and is presented on the page without edits An outstanding Ukrainian phytochemist and pharmacognosist, honored figure of science and technology of Ukraine, laureate of the All-Union Society of Inventors and Innovators (ASII) among women, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor.A participant in the…
Theophrastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus (November 10, 1493 – September 28, 1541). 48 years His full name was Philipp Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus. The nickname Aureolus, meaning “golden,” and the name that entered history – Paracelsus, meaning equal to Celsus, he invented himself. He was born in the Swiss town of…
Welcome! Khush kelibsiz! Қош келдіңіз! Кош келдыныздер! Hoş geldiňiz! !ترحيب Genius people do not die. Because their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual universe is so rich, vast, and multifaceted that after their physical death, we feel not only their influence but also their invisible presence. We relate our actions to them, seek their advice, and learn….
Claudius Galen (131–201 AD). 70 years Ancient Roman physician, philosopher, naturalist. Born in Pergamum, the son of the architect Nikon. After thorough and comprehensive study of philosophy with representatives of the four main schools of that time: Stoic, Platonic, Peripatetic, and Epicurean, Galen began studying the art of medicine at the age of…
Dioscorides Pedanius: “The last thing we shed before death is the garments of glory”. Dioscorides Pedanius (c. 40 AD – c. 90 AD). 50 years An ancient Roman physician (of Greek origin), pharmacologist, and naturalist, one of the founders of pharmacognosy and botany. He was born in Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor (modern-day Nazarva)….
Pliny the Elder: “We are denied a long life; let us leave works that will prove that we lived!” Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder) (24-79 AD). 55 years Roman writer, scientist, and statesman. Adoptive father of Pliny the Younger. Born in the Roman town of Como. No information has survived about his…
Theophrastus: “If you are uneducated and silent, you behave wisely; if you are educated and silent, you are foolish”. Theophrastus (also known as Pheophrastus or Tirtamos, or Tirtam) (372–287 BC). 85 years An ancient Greek philosopher, naturalist, music theorist, and one of the most famous botanists of antiquity, he is often referred to…