Rattle-weed: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Rattle-weed in English is the name of a plant defined with Astragalus lentiginosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tragacantha lentiginosa (Hook.) Kuntze (among others).
2) Rattle-weed is also identified with Crotalaria sagittalis It has the synonym Crotalaria belizensis Lundell (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1822)
· Am. J. Vet. Res. (1903)
· Am. J. Vet. Res. (1987)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)
· Rhodora (1981)
· Rhodora (1939)
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