Basic Building Blocks of Neurobiology: Neurons Foundational components of the nervous system are neurons, or nerve cells that differ in forms. Each neuron has a cell body and its dendrites, which are bushy and branching extensions that receive information and conduct impulses toward the cell body. From there, the axon extension passes the messages away …

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Blechnum Orientale L. Family name: Blechnaceae Aboriginal name: Karun giri, Hway giri, Ttaru, Ggiri, Iyu tere (all Atayal), Giri (Atayal and Taroko), Ra:san, Asoi, Mata:zo (Saisiyat), Djriququ (Paiwan) Occurrence: In mountainous regions at low altitudes to 1500 meters above sea level Aboriginal methods of treatment: Headaches Decoction of the herb Swollen Injuries Grind the herb …

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Areca catechu L. Family name: Palmae/Arecaceae Aboriginal name: Suneke (Paiwan) Occurrence: Central, southern, and eastern Taiwan Aboriginal methods of treatment: Eye diseases Smash the immature fruit and collect its juice to use as eye drops Contents: Inside the fruit Arecoline, arecaidine, arecoline, guvacine, homoarecoline, arecared Inside the endosperm Catechin, leucoanthocyanidin Inside the seed Arecoline, arecaidine, …

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