I paid a lot of attention to those words because I already had a big — make that a giant interest in growing these fascinating plants that seemed to defy the worst of abuse and still kept on growing, ...

This means of thriving in drought is known as crassulacean acid metabolism (or CAM photosynthesis), as it was first discovered in Crassulaceae, but it is used by many xerophytes, including pineapples.

Background: Renal fibrosis is a hallmark and the final outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Jingtian Granule (JT), a traditional formula used in the clinical treatment of CKD for many years.