Baneberry: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Baneberry in Common names is the name of a plant defined with Actaea rubra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Christophoriana rubra (Aiton) Nieuwl. (among others).
2) Baneberry in English is also identified with Actaea pachypoda It has the synonym Actaea alba auct. non (L.) Mill..
3) Baneberry is also identified with Actaea spicata It has the synonym Christophoriana spicata (L.) Moench (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1818)
· Flora of Arizona and New Mexico (1941)
· Acta Universitatis Lundensis (1945)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1987)
· Opera Botanica (1999)
· Botaniceskjij Žurnal SSSR
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Ends with: Red baneberry, White baneberry.
Full-text: White baneberry, Red baneberry.
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Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
26. Actaea spicata. Linn. < [Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)]