Huperzine A (HUP-er-zeen) is a potent chemical derived from a particular type of club moss (Huperzia serrata [Thumb] Trev.). Like caffeine and cocaine, huperzine A is a medicinally active, plant-derived chemical that belongs to the class known as alkaloids.It was first isolated in 1948 by Chinese scientists.uperzine A (HUP-er-zeen) is a potent chemical derived from a particular type of club moss (Huperzia serrata [Thumb] Trev.). Like caffeine and cocaine, huperzine A is a medicinally active, plant-derived chemical that belongs to the class known as alkaloids.
A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, swordsman, from gladius, sword) was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.
Image of a gladiator carved on concrete wall. The first âgladiatorial gamesâ were âofferedâ in Rome in 264 B.C by sons of Junius Brutus Pera in their fatherâs honour after he had died. A gladiator was either a professional fighter or a slave, trained to entertain the public by engaging in combat with another person.Gladiatorial combat soon became a very popular form of public sport. People began to offer these âgamesâ and the number of matches. gladiator was either a professional fighter or a slave, trained to entertain the public by engaging in combat with another person. Gladiatorial combat soon became a very popular form of public sport. People began to offer these âgamesâ and the number of matches.