If you are a chemistry student then you must be familiar with the element known as Silicon Dioxide, but are you aware of its various uses. You will be fascinated to know that this chemical element has several uses in everyday life include heavy duty industrials. In this article, we will give you a briefing [...]
Horsetail is a common name for a plant with the scientific name of Equisetum, which belongs to the Equisetaceae family. It got its name because of its resemblance to a horsetail, as it looks as if it has hairs falling from it.The horsetail is one of the richest sources of silica, which is known to [...]
In Biochemistry of Essential Ultratrace Elements, a 1972 report by Dr. Edith Carlisle, she states that Silicon is an essential element for bone growth and nutritionally important for preventing some forms of chronic diseases associated with aging. Unusually large amounts of silicon was noted in the skin and hair. More impressive was that the aorta, [...]
