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Mangrove roots at low tide in the Philippines Mangroves are adapted to saline conditions. Etymology of the English term mangrove can only be speculative and is disputed. [12]: 1–2 [13] The term may have come to English from the Portuguese mangue or the Spanish mangle. [13]
These adverse effects are believed to be due to the neurotoxic effects of repeated withdrawal from alcohol on aberrant neuronal plasticity and cortical damage. Repeated periods of acute intoxication followed by acute detoxification has profound effects on the brain and is associated with an increased risk of seizures as well as cognitive deficits.
Many of these plants are used intentionally as psychoactive drugs, for medicinal, religious, and/or recreational purposes. Some have been used ritually as entheogens for millennia. [1] [2] The plants are listed according to the specific psychoactive chemical substances they contain; many contain multiple known psychoactive compounds.
Alcohol-induced asthma reactions among Asians has been most thoroughly studied in those of native Japanese descent. In such individuals, the ingestion of virtually any alcoholic beverage or pure ethanol and, in some cases, the smelling of ethanol fumes may be followed, typically within 1–30 minutes, by one or more of the following symptoms: an alcohol flush reaction (i.e. the "Asian flush ...
The potential of injuring oneself or others can be increased after consuming alcohol due to the certain short term effects related to the substance such as lack of coordination, blurred vision, and slower reflexes to name a few. [95] Due to these effects the most common injuries include head, fall, and vehicle-related injuries.
The long-term effects of alcohol have been extensively researched. The health effects of long-term alcohol consumption vary depending on the amount consumed. Even light drinking poses health risks, [1] but atypically small amounts of alcohol may have health benefits. [2] Alcoholism causes severe health consequences which outweigh any potential ...
Alcohol: "Euphoria, the feeling of well-being, has been reported during the early (10–15 min) phase of alcohol consumption" (e.g., beer, wine or spirits) [95] Cannabis : Tetrahydrocannabinol , the main psychoactive ingredient in this plant, can have sedative and euphoric properties.
The debate over whether absinthe produces effects on the human mind in addition to those of alcohol has not been resolved conclusively. The effects of absinthe have been described by some as mind-opening. [99] The most commonly reported experience is a "clear-headed" feeling of inebriation – a form of "lucid drunkenness".