Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sernam in the Mizo language is the name of a plant identified with Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Litsea piperita, Laurus cubeba, Tetranthera cubeba. For the possible medicinal usage of sernam, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sernam in India is the name of a plant defined with Litsea cubeba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Actinodaphne citrata (Blume) Hayata (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam. (1913)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1831)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sernam, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

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