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There are over 25,000 different kinds of orchid plants. Twenty thousand of these live by perching on other plants. A single orchid plant may produce up to 1 million seeds.


The pineapple treatment


The pineapple treatment
The journal 'Gut' reports that British researchers claim that an enzyme called bromelain", extracted from pineapple, has prevented traveller's diarrhea in piglets which were infected with E. coli. E. coli infections usually produce debilitating diarrhea.
5 SEPTEMBER 1998
The Globe and Mail
5 SEPTEMBER 1998

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