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
Odysseus (/oÊËdÉªsiÉs, oÊËdÉªsjuËs/ ; Greek: á½Î´ÏÏÏÎµÏÏ [odysËsews]), also known by the Latin name Ulysses (US /juËËlÉªsiËz/ , UK /ËjuËlÉªsiËz/ ; Latin: UlyssÄs, UlixÄs), was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer 's epic poem the Odyssey.dysseus has traditionally been viewed in the Iliad as Achilles's antithesis: while Achilles's anger is all-consuming and of a self-destructive nature, Odysseus is frequently viewed as a man of the mean, renowned for his self-restraint and diplomatic skills.