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Economic importance of plant excretory products include;Tannis - Used in the treatment of leather; combines with animal protein to form a complex compound that is not easily broken down by animal proteases deposited on dead tissue of wood and barks of trees e.g Acacia, mangroove and wattle trees.Caffeine - Taken as a mild stimulant that increases mental activity and reduces fatigue found in coffee berries and tea leaves.Quinine - Used in the treatment of malaria. It is also found in the back of the cinchona tree and aloe vera leaves.Cocaine - Used as a local anaesthetic if taken in large quantities causes great physical and mental defect, addiction and heart disease. Found in leaves of cocoa plant.Cannabis - Extracted and used in the manufacture of drugs; stored in fruits, flowers and leaves of cannabis sativa.Nicotine - Used in the manufacture of insecticides and narcortic drugs; found in the leaves of tobacco plant.Rubber - Used in the shoe, tyre industry; obtained form latex of rubber plant.Gum Arabica - Used in food processing and printing industry; is an exudate from a variety of acacia trees.Colchicine - Used to induce polyploidism in plants and cancer therapy; it os an alkaloid derived from the plant used in genetics in plants and animal breeding researchPapain - Contains proteolytic substance used in the food industry as a meat tenderizer; It is an alkaloid obtained from raw pawpaw fruit skin.Khat - Is a mild stimulant used from medical purposes; obtained from catha edulis (miraa)Morphine - Used as a pain killer and anaesthesia to make patients sense dull and relax; obtained from poppy plant.Heroin - Induces drug dependence hence addictive; it is a drug obtained from morphine and uses as a narcotic.
Importance of tissue culture in crop in crop propagation are;Establish pathogen free plantsMass production of propagulesFast and requires less space
Importance of breastfeeding to the mother is that it;Creates bond between mother and the baby.Promotes healing of the uterusPrevents urinary tract infectionsPrevents post preterm bleedingPrevents breast cancer
Importance of budgeting include;Budgeting acts as a guide to wise purchasing by prioritizing spending.It enables one to live within their means by spending only on items they can afford.It also enables one to avoid impulse buying by buying only the budgeted items.One is able to set priorities and plan for present and future needs.It enables one to accumulate family savings.It provides a basis for analyzing the needs of the family.It also gives psychological satisfaction to the family members because all the needs of family members are met.Budgeting enables a family to estimate all their financial needs and plan for other sources and methods of supplementing their income.
Importance of blanching vegetables before preservation include;To stop the action of enzymesTo kill bacteria To retain vitamins and mineralsTo retain the colour of vegetablesTo reduce bulkiness