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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Redwood in English is the name of a plant defined with Piptadeniastrum africanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piptadenia africana Hook.f..
2) Redwood is also identified with Pterocarpus soyauxii It has the synonym Pterocarpus casteelsii var. ealaensis Hauman (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Niger Flora (1849)
· Bois et Forêts des Tropiques (1978)
· African Study Monographs (2002)
· Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles (1924)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1954)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Redwood, for example health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Redwood lily, Redwood-sorrel.
Ends with: Andaman redwood, Brazilian redwood, Chirinda redwood, Indian redwood, Madeira redwood, Pernambuco redwood, West indian redwood.
Full-text (+3): Andaman redwood, Redwood lily, Brazilian redwood, Chirinda redwood, Pernambuco redwood, Redwood-sorrel, Madeira redwood, West indian redwood, Gorakhamumdi, Indian redwood, Kemmara, Limbara, Varunakam, Some, Poma, Phalgu, Shimshapa, Kakodumbara, Svamin, Vikacam.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Redwood; (plurals include: Redwoods). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (g): Decoctions/Astringent Medicines (Kasāva/Kaṣāya) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Dermatology (a): Itching Lesions < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
1.7. On the Path of Spiritual Upliftment < [Chapter 6 - Spirituality in Jainism]
The Bhikkhu and the Butterfly (by Ajahn Pasanno)
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 7 - The therapeutics of Dermatosis (kushtha-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 8 - The Treatment of Disease (roga-bhishaj-jiti-vimana) < [Vimanasthana (Vimana Sthana) — Section on Measure]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Mising Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
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