Glucomannan is a sugar made from the root of the konjac plant (Amorphophallus konjac). Glucommanan powder, capsules, and tablets are used as medicine. Glucomannan is used for constipation, weight loss in adults and children, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar control, and lowering cholesterol. In foods, glucomannan is used as a thickener or gelling agent. Glucommanan flour and powder are used in food.
Dionysus; God of the vine, grape harvest, winemaking, wine, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre
CHRYSES: Greek myth name of a priest of Apollo, derived from the word chrysos, meaning golden.. DAIDALOS: Cunning worker.. Original Greek form of Latin Daedalus, name of the man who created the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete, in which the Minotaur was kept and from which the hero Theseus escaped.LPIDIOS: Greek name derived from the word elpis, meaning hope.. EMMANOUIL: Greek form of Emmanuel, meaning God is with us.. EPAPHRODITOS: Greek name composed of the element epi on and the name of the goddess of love, Aphrodite.