Oak has been used as a Quinine substitute in the treatment of fevers. Tannins provide many of the healing properties of oak. Tannins bind with proteins in tissues, making a barrier resistant to bacterial invasion. Tannins strengthen tissues and blood vessels.
The opposite term Occident derives from the Latin word occidens, meaning west (lit. setting < occido fall/set). This term meant the west (where the sun sets) but has fallen into disuse in English, in favor of Western world.
An indigent is defined by law as follows: is unemployed and has no visible source of income; does not have a fixedplace of residence according to standards determined by the scheme; does not live with a person who is employedand who has a fixed place of residence; and does not have any identifiable consistent support from another person.