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  Cynara -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara cardunculus is the (Southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots) Cardoon or Artichoke thistle or Wild artichoke, in some places used as a food.
Cynara humilis, a wild thistle of southern Europe and north (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) Africa, traditionally used as a food by the (A member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa) Berbers.
Cynara scolymus is the edible (A thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart) Globe Artichoke.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cy/cynara.htm   (177 words)

  
 * Members: Cynara Ohynix *   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara Ohynix was born on an un-charted planet that was uncovered by the Empire during their retreat from power during the rising of the New Republic.
Cynara was of this group, though young in the standards of the Ells, who lived upwards to two-hundred years.
Cynara successfully hijacked one of the craft, using her long claws to dig into the neck of one of the weakling pilots.
www.swunlimited.net /rpg/char/cynara.php   (677 words)

  
 Cynara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara is a genus of about 10 species of thistle-like perennials in the family Asteraceae, originally from the Mediterranean, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands.
Cynara cardunculus is the Cardoon or Artichoke thistle or Wild artichoke, in some places used as a food.
Cynara humilis, a wild thistle of southern Europe and north Africa, traditionally used as a food by the Berbers.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Cynara.htm   (235 words)

  
 Cynara Membrane Separation Systems - NATCO Group
Cynara membrane technology is now part of NATCO Group's offering of quality and efficient gas treating systems.
NATCO Group manufactures Cynara special purpose membrane fibers and modules, custom designs the systems, fabricates and installs the equipment, operates the facilities, provides all service and support, and conducts ongoing research and development to serve the industry.
Cynara membranes have a demonstrated history of successful CO2 applications over a wide range of process conditions.
www.natcogroup.com /Content.asp?t=CynaraMembraneSeparationSystems   (384 words)

  
 Cynara Membrane CO2 Separation System - NATCO Group
Cynara designs and provides custom membrane pre-treatment equipment, membrane systems, field operations and support services for major oil and gas companies worldwide.
Cynara's membrane modules consist of hundreds of thousands of asymmetric hollow fibers.
The Cynara element is the only membrane element that combines all of these features into a single device.
www.natcogroup.com /Content.asp?t=ProductPage&ProductID=23   (925 words)

  
 Artichoke - Cholagogue, Calculus, used for Cancer, Cystitis, Diabetes, Diuretic, Dropsy, Hydropsy, Hypertension, Liver, ...
Flavonoids of Cynara scolymus L. cultivated in Egypt.
Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in primary cultured rat hepatocytes by artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) extracts.
From the leaves of Cynara scolymus the following substances where isolated: apigenin, luteolin, luteolin-4'-glucoside, cynaroside, scolimoside, cosmoside, quercetin, rutin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, isochlorogenic acid, luteolin-7-gentiobioside, along with the more uncommon scopoletin, hesperitin, hesperidoside, esculetin-6-O-beta-glucoside; more over maritimein was for the first time isolated and identified in the genus.
www.raintree-health.co.uk /plants/artichoke.html   (2079 words)

  
 Cynara - Poetry in Motion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
"Cynara - Poetry In Motion" is to the consortium of lesbian films what Star Trek (the original series) was to the science fiction genre.
Sensual imagery combines with a delicate piano score (worthy of purchase by itself, I might add) to warm the blood and remind the imagination what romance erotica is supposed to be.
I do think its great and the characters interacted with one another and unlike the other lesbian oriented movies that looks acted, this one doesn't look it at all...
www.allamericantool.com /Info/6304159447/search.htm   (215 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Wind Done Gone: A Novel: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara has known misery (she was sold to the madam of a whorehouse), but also good fortune: later, she accompanied R. on a grand tour of Europe.
Cynara is far smarter than her half-sister "Other" (Scarlett), who is scarcely better than the the gay "Dreamy Gentleman" (Ashley), "Mealy Mouth" (Melanie), and the old and wrinkly "R" (Rhett).
Cynara is the daughter of Captain O'Hara ("Planter") and Mammy, Scarlett's strong-minded, down-to-earth nursemaid.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/061810450X?v=glance   (3296 words)

  
 Reader's Guide for The Wind Done Gone published by Houghton Mifflin Company
It is also means "breast." Tata is the name of the plantation house in which Cynara is born.
Cynara's relationship with R. begins when he purchases her as a teenager.
Cynara is an herb finder, a loan maker, a songwriter, a diarist, a lover, a friend, and finally a mother.
www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /readers_guides/wind_done_gone   (1273 words)

  
 Flabellina cynara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Since I have been conducting subtidal research on the opisthobranch community in this special place for more than a dozen years, I was immediately able to tell him where we had to dive for our best chance at finding this distinctive slug.
Most memorable is the swimming behavior of Flabellina cynara, which was so brilliantly illustrated by Wesley Farmer in his 1970 paper, "Swimming Gastropods (Opisthobranchia and Prosobranchia)" (Veliger 13: 80-83).
The slug uses back-and-forth strokes of its whiplike cerata to propel itself through the water.
slugsite.us /bow/nudiwk96.html   (375 words)

  
 Cynara Artichoke - More Info
Cynara Artichoke is a popular supplement in Germany where millions of people take it regularly for a number of dietary reasons.
Cynara is made from a carefully dried extract of the leaves of the Globe Artichoke
Cynara is a natural herb or vegetable that has been used for centuries.
www.lichtwer.co.uk /Facts/cynaques.html   (534 words)

  
 Database entry for Artichoke - Cynara scolymus, Artichoke - Cynara scolymus, Artichoke - Cynara scolymus, Artichoke - ...
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It "showed the efficacy and safety of artichoke extracts (Cynara scolymus L.) in the treatment of hepatobiliary dysfunction and digestive complaints, such as sensation of fullness, loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal pain." A 2000 study took this notion a step further.
Gebhardt, R. “Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in primary cultured rat hepatocytes by artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) extracts.” J.
www.rain-tree.com /artichoke.htm   (2222 words)

  
 CYNARA - Dissident Editions
The 'pale, lost lilies' are those of funeral-flowers and the pallor of the young belovèd's complexion as she lay dying of Tuberculosis, the world's most successful human affliction apart from hunger.
After Cynara's death the poet sought to drown his sorrow in social, sensual and sexual 'pleasures' which echo the feverish flushes that are symptomatic of the later stages of TB - but to no effect.
His fidelity lies in his failure to forget Cynara (whose name means 'artichoke' or 'cardoon') - a fidelity deep within his heart truer than self-controlling seclusion or chastity could ever be - a fidelity as organic as the Tuberculosis in his belovèd.
www.beyond-the-pale.co.uk /cynara.htm   (330 words)

  
 Artichoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Clinical trials on 84 patients with secondary hyperlipidaemia were performed using Cynara scolymus.
Maros, T., Racz, G., Katonai, B., Kovacs, V.V. Effects of Cynara Scolymus extracts on the regeneration of rat liver.
Maros, T., Seres-Sturm, L., Racz, G., Rettegi, C., Kovacs, V.V. and Hints, M. Effect of Cynara scolymus-extracts on the regeneration of rat liver.
www.friedli.com /herbs/artichoke.html   (220 words)

  
 Cynara carduncellus (Cardoon)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The fleshy leaf bases are eaten as a vegetable and the dried flowers are used for curdling milk.
Cynara carduncellus is indigenous to southern Europe (from Crete and Sicily westwards to Spain and Portugal) and Northwest Africa, and is in the same tribe of the daisy family (Asteraceae) as thistles.
Globe Artichoke is also thought to have been derived from Cynara carduncellus but is placed in a separate cultigen species called Cynara scolymus.
www.museums.org.za /bio/plants/asteraceae/cynara_carduncellus.htm   (179 words)

  
 Plant Profile for Cynara cardunculus (cardoon)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara cardunculus L. See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
Cynara cardunculus L. This plant is listed by the U. federal government or a state.
Cynara cardunculus L. This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries.
plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=CYCA   (425 words)

  
 Plant Profile for Cynara scolymus (globe artichoke)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara scolymus L. See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
Cynara scolymus L. This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries.
Cynara scolymus L. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=CYSC2   (299 words)

  
 Cynara cardunculus
The giant, thistle-like cardoon, Cynara cardunculus (Asteraceae), is a statuesque perennial equally suited to both the vegetable garden and perennial border.
Native around the Mediterranean region, cardoons are thought to be the wild progenitors of the globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus - a plant only known in cultivation.
The name Cynara comes from the Greek kyon, a dog, a reference to the tooth-shaped phyllaries.
www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /education/cynara.php   (240 words)

  
 Cynara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cynara - Poetry in Motion is a sweeping romance set against the moody backdrop of the Northwest Coast in 1883.
Captured by exquisite costuming and set design, the story begins with the simple elegance of girl meets girl on the haunting shoreline.
Cynara is a high seas, Heathcliff on the Moors, larger than life romance.
www.lilit.de /EBAY/lesben/cynara.htm   (144 words)

  
 eSeeds.com - Cynara cardunculus 'Cardoon'
Cynara cardunculus 'Violetto di Chioggia' : Artichoke, Italian Globe 'Violetto di Chioggia'
Cynara scolymus 'Green Globe' : Artichoke 'Green Globe'
Cynara scolymus 'Grosso Romanesco' : Artichoke/Carciofo/Artichaut 'Grosso Romanesco'
www.eseeds.com /cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=3943&prmenbr=127   (421 words)

  
 Digital Flora of Texas Vascular Plant Image Library query results: Cynara scolymus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Asteraceae: Cynara scolymus (zoom) - Leaf; cultivated at Peaceable Kingdom Farm, Washington County, Texas - photo: Hugh Wilson
Asteraceae: Cynara scolymus (zoom) - Inflorescences; cultivated at Peaceable Kingdom Farm, Washington County, Texas - photo: Hugh Wilson
Asteraceae: Cynara scolymus (zoom) - Inflorescence from side, phyllaries; cultivated at Peaceable Kingdom Farm, Washington County, Texas - photo: Hugh Wilson
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/gallery_query?q=Cynara+scolymus   (180 words)

  
 Cynara Globe Artichoke by Bioforce, Herbal Tinctures, Liquids ,UK
Cynara Globe Artichoke by Bioforce, Herbal Tinctures, Liquids,UK Cynara Globe Artichoke by Bioforce
Cynara Globe Artichoke also known as Cynara scolymus, a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean.
Cynara - This is a fresh herb preparation containing Cynara scolymus/Globe Artichoke.
www.worldwideshoppingmall.co.uk /body-soul/product.asp?productid=4643   (443 words)

  
 botany/cynara
DESCRIPTION: Cynara is the botanical name of two vegetables known as the Globe Artichoke and the Cardoon.
It's a tender perennial that can grow 6 to 8 feet high.
Artichokes - Green Globe Improved is the best to grow from seeds, or select offsets, which are taken from cultivars.
www.botany.com /cynara.html   (576 words)

  
 Cynara Turmeric - More Info
One Cynara Turmeric tablet should be taken daily, as required with a meal.
Cynara Turmeric is effective taken on a “when required” basis, so one tablet should be taken when
Cynara Turmeric costs just £7.99 for 30 One-A-Day tablets.
www.lichtwer.co.uk /Facts/turmques.html   (435 words)

  
 Cynara Artichoke - Health Products Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Cynara Artichoke - Health Products Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Im am a terrible sufferer of hangovers, so when I read about this product in a magazine I thought its was definateley worth a shot.
Cynara Artichoke is equivalent to 8g of fresh artichoke, it comes in a capsual form fom any health food shop or chemist, it is generally took for maintaing a healthy cholesterol level and it also helps the gall bladder and liver in...
www.dooyoo.co.uk /health-products/cynara-artichoke   (117 words)

  
 Ball State vs IPFW (Sep 20, 2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
6-5 [Cynara Martins] Kill by Nicole Howell (from Fabiana Souza).
25-15 [Cynara Martins] Kill by Fabiana Souza (from Erika Leitzke).
IPFW: Erika Leitzke; Claire Jackson; Cynara Martins; Jessica Miller; Fabiana Souza; Nicole Howell; libero Peachy Jankowski.
www.ballstatesports.com /media/html/wvolleyball/match-10.htm   (1983 words)

  
 Cynara Artichoke by Lichtwer Pharma, Herbal Remedies ,UK
Cynara Artichoke is part of our Lichtwer Pharma, Herbal and Other Supplements range.
If you can't find the health product you are looking for then, use the Search facility on the left hand side of the page.
Each cynara capsule contains 320mg dried LI 120 special standardised artichoke extract, equivalent to 8g fresh artichoke (cynara scolymus).
www.worldwideshoppingmall.co.uk /body-soul/cynara-artichoke.asp   (346 words)

  
 Cynara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I really think that this is one of the most persuasive and best balanced collections of your material.
I am most attracted at present to the beautiful "When the War is Over" and "Cynara" itself.
I think I already told you how much I admired the "Pie Jesu" in concert and this performance more than does it justice.
www.anuna.ie /CynaraPopup.htm   (74 words)

  
 Artichoke, Globe -- Cynara scolymus L.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Artichoke, Globe -- Cynara scolymus L. Artichoke, Globe -- Cynara scolymus L. James M. Stephens
The globe artichoke is also known as French artichoke and green artichoke.
Permission is granted to others to use these materials in part or in full for educational purposes, provided that full credit is given to the UF/IFAS, citing the publication, its source, and date of publication.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /BODY_MV011   (636 words)

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