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( Botanical)
Botany, plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology and is the scientific study of plant life and development. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study plants, algae, and fungi including structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, and chemical properties and evolutionary relationships between the different groups. Botany, the study of plants, began with tribal efforts to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making botany one of the oldest sciences. From this ancient interest in plants, the scope of botany has increased to include the study of over 550,000 kinds or species of living organisms. As with other life forms in biology, plant life can be studied from different perspectives, from the molecular, genetic and biochemical level through organelles, cells, tissues, organs, individuals, plant populations, and communities of plants. At each of these levels a botanist might be concerned with the classification (taxonomy), structure (anatomy and morphology), or function (physiology) of plant life. Historically all living things were grouped as animals or plants,[2] and botany covered all organisms not considered animals. Some organisms once included in the field of botany are no longer considered to belong to the plant kingdom – these include fungi (studied in mycology), lichens (lichenology), bacteria (bacteriology), viruses (virology) and single-celled algae, which are now grouped as part of the Protista. However, attention is still given to these groups by botanists, and fungi, lichens, bacteria and photosynthetic protists are usually covered in introductory botany courses. The study of plants is vital because they are a fundamental part of life on Earth, which generates the oxygen, food, fibres, fuel and medicine that allow humans and other higher life forms to exist. Through photosynthesis, plants also absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that in large amounts can affect global climate, they prevent soil erosion and impact the water cycle. Paleobotanists study ancient plants in the fossil record. It is believed that early in the earth's history, the evolution of photosynthetic plants altered the global atmosphere of the earth, changing the ancient atmosphere by oxidation. A good understanding of plants is crucial to the future of human societies as it allows us to
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Botanical Articles
Don't Be Confused by Botanical Skin Care by Therese Higgins
It never fails. As soon as a new trend in skin care becomes popular, we're willing to drop a perfectly effective product just because we're afraid to miss out on the latest "secret" for helping us look young and beautiful. Take botanical skin care ...
Meizitang Botanical Low Calorie Pill by Francis Adam
Meizitang is made of natural herb in province of Yunnan, the kingdom of olive plant life, which has been predictable as exclusive and has been used for thousands of years. The tablet is practiced with GMP standard. These tablets burn plump, manage en...
Learn Not to Ignore the Limits of Botanical Skin Care by Laurel Levine
If you are like me, you probably read carefully, the information about botanical skin care products. That information points to the presence of plant extracts. The online information claims that such products are beneficial for support of healthful c...
How to Adopt an Eco-Friendly Beauty Routine with Botanical skin care Products by Christy Smith
You may have heard from a friend or watched in the TV that some of the skin care products today are composed of harsh chemicals that can lead to irritation. With this, you might be thinking twice on trusting some skin care products introduced in the ...
Natural Skincare Made Simple from New York Apothecary (MALIN+GOETZ) by Ani Razale
(MALIN+GOETZ) is a cult apothecary and perfumery based in New York City. Easy 2-step balancing systems simplify regimens for face, body, and hair. The brainchild of Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz, (MALIN+GOETZ) offers a super sleek unisex range of tr...
Take care of your skin the Botanical way by Julia Schwartz
You need your skin and your skin needs you. While we don't even think about it, our skin guards us daily from all kinds of intrusions. Your skin is your biggest organ and it protects you from harmful rays, bacterial infections and all kinds of chemic...
Whats in your skin care? by Mark Bourgelas
Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of your body? Did you know that medical research shows that 60% or more of what you put on you skin would enter the blood stream?
I don't know if you have noticed, but the trend of the pharm...
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