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stone breaker

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stone breaker,
n Latin name:
Phyllanthus niruri; parts used: herb, leaf, root; uses: in Ayurveda, pacifies kapha and pitta doshas (bitter, astringent, sweet, light, dry), diuretic, hypoglycemic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, choleretic, kidney stones, gall stones, liver conditions, jaundice, diabetes, diarrhea, inflammation; precautions: none known. Also called
bahupatra, bhuinanvalah, bhumyaamlaki, or
shatter stone.
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In the geometric faceting of Seurat's small drawings in graphite from 1880-81, one could recognize a certain kind of Cubism (say, that of Jacques Villon); and even Picasso's Houses on the Hill (the 1909 Horta masterpiece ludicrously deaccessioned by MOMA) was summoned by Seurat's large Stone Breaker, Le Raincy, 1879-81, one of the first drawings in which he used his beloved Conte crayon (albeit still mixed with graphite).
But it's more bad news for Zambia - and for stone breakers like Lefkata at the farthest end of the economic chain.
 
 
 
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