Pith

Kem, m. nucleus kernel, pip, stone pith core heart gist (Soap) curd. 

Mark, 71. marrow pith pulp medulla core. 

Mark-, medullary, markant, a. striking, remarkable, markartig, a. marrow-like, myeloid, medullary pith-like. 

Table 11 Swelling Percentages and Capacities of Bagasse Pith Cationic Resins...

Round Hotn Mill WUh Rngulir Pin ConiMcUon and WUh Pithing Mtek... 

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The Iroquois used a decoction of elder pith as an internal remedy for gonorrhea and also to treat heart disease. They used a poultice of the berries to reduce fever and swellings caused by the mumps. The twigs were administered to children when a laxative was needed. The Iroquois also applied the powdered root and bark to heal a newborn s navel. Berries were fed to those convalescing to improve their strength. 

The pith was used by Native Americans as a moxibustion sort of treatment, where the herb is burned to cause heat on a particular part of the body. Modern-day biologists still use elder pith to hold scientific specimens as it can easily be sliced. The pith has also been used for electrical experiments and in toy making. The hollowed elder stalk has also been used as a smoking tube, especially for the inhalation of specific herbal medicines in both early America and Europe. 

Elder stems with their pith removed make a nesting site for solitary bees. This is helpful near fields of alfalfa, where the presence of bees aids plant pollination. Elder s summer flowers provide an important source of nectar for many insects. Swallow-tailed... 

The edible blue/black elderberries usually have a white pith. The inedible red varieties are more likely to have a brownish pith. 

In Germany, the elder pith would be taken from dead branches and cut into round flat shapes, dipped in oil, then lit to float in a bowl of water. This was said to give a family protection and enable it to foresee any evil. In many countries of Europe, elder was planted to ward off evil spirits. 

Kung-shu, a material akin to paper, is made by drying thin sheets cut spirally from the inner pith of Tetrapanax papyriferum, the kung-shu tree,... 

Gibson, A., Wallace, P. Bern, H. A. (1986). Cardiovascular effects of urotensin II in anesthetized and pithed rats. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 64, 435-9. 

There may also be cases where the maximum amount of analyte permitted is fixed by law, i.e. statutory limits. For these, there may be laid down standard procedures for sampling. The Codex maximum residue limit for the pesticide cypermethrin is 2 mg kg-1 (at the time of writing) in both citrus fruits and peaches [13]. When preparing the sample for analysis you need to know that in the case of the citrus fruit you take the whole fruit - skin, pith, pips, flesh and juice - whereas in the case of peaches it is the fruit after removal of stems and stones, but the residue is calculated and expressed in terms of the whole commodity (including the stone) without stems [14]. In some instances, it may be necessary to take a certain number of samples and that these must be taken in the presence of a witness. 

Some studies indicated that exogenous zearalenone influences plant growth and development. For example, zearalenone stimulated the initiation of the vegetative bud in tobacco pith callus tissue (Mirocha et al. 1968), inhibited the cell membrane transport of maize roots (Vianello and Macri 1981) and enhanced the a-amylase and P-glucosidase activities of germinating maize seeds. 

P3.05.10. HALF TIME. REACTION PITH VARIABLE DENSITY... 

The coconut is an unusual food for many reasons. It is technically a seed, produced by the coconut palm tree, and as such is one of the largest edible seeds produced by any plant. Its unusual contents also make it unique in the seed world—the interior consists of both meat and water. The meat is the white pith with which we are all familiar, as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings the coconut water is a white liquid that is very sweet and thirst-quenching. 

The underlined word pith, as used in the passage, most nearly means... 

After completing the detection procedure the various separated solutes on the TLC plate are marked with the help of a sharp needle (e.g., pithing needle) subsequently, their evaluation may be carried out either qualitatively or quantitatively, as stated below ... 

Denervated autonomic nervous system Denervated autonomic nervous system anesthetized pithed rat Collister and Osborn 107 AbdelRahman108... 

Wess J, Lambrecht G, Moser U, Mutschler E. (1987). Stimulation of ganglionic muscarinic Ml receptors by a series of tertiary arecaidine and isoarecaidine esters in the pithed rat. EurJ Pharmacol. 134(1) 61-67. 

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