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

1) Ironwood in Australia is the name of a plant defined with Erythrophleum chlorostachys in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Laboucheria chlorostachya F. Muell. (among others).

2) Ironwood in English is also identified with Carpinus caroliniana It has the synonym Carpinus tropicalis subsp. tropicalis (etc.).

3) Ironwood is also identified with Casuarina equisetifolia It has the synonym Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet, nom. illeg. (etc.).

4) Ironwood is also identified with Colophospermum mopane It has the synonym Copaiba mopane (Kirk ex Bentham) Kuntze (etc.).

5) Ironwood is also identified with Combretum imberbe.

6) Ironwood is also identified with Lophira alata It has the synonym Lophira barteri Tiegh. (etc.).

7) Ironwood is also identified with Mesua ferrea It has the synonym Calophyllum nagassarium Burm.f. (etc.).

8) Ironwood is also identified with Olea capensis It has the synonym Steganthus lanceus (Lam.) Knobl. (etc.).

9) Ironwood is also identified with Olneya tesota.

10) Ironwood is also identified with Swartzia brachyrachis.

11) Ironwood is also identified with Xylia xylocarpa It has the synonym Xylia xylocarpa Taub. (etc.).

12) Ironwood in North America is also identified with Ostrya virginiana It has the synonym Ostrya virginiana var. lasia Fernald (etc.).

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

· Taxon (1993)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1893)
· Lloydia (1939)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1915)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1982)
· Dendrologie (1873)

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

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Starts with: Ironwood of burma, Ironwood tree.

Ends with: African ironwood, Arizona ironwood, Assam ironwood, Black ironwood, Bornean ironwood, Borneo ironwood, Brazilian ironwood, Bushveld ironwood, Ceylon ironwood, Common ironwood, Cooktown ironwood, Desert ironwood, Forest ironwood, Kaffir ironwood, Northern ironwood, Red ironwood, Rhodesian ironwood, South sea ironwood, White ironwood.

Full-text (+19): Anjana, Ceylon ironwood, Forest ironwood, Bushveld ironwood, Assam ironwood, Common ironwood, Brazilian ironwood, Desert ironwood, South sea ironwood, Arizona ironwood, Borneo ironwood, Bornean ironwood, African ironwood, Rhodesian ironwood, White ironwood, Northern ironwood, Kaffir ironwood, Cooktown ironwood, Ironwood of burma, Lokhandi Jhada.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Ironwood; (plurals include: Ironwoods). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)

Story 19 - The Faithless Princess < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

The Story of Venerable Cittagutta < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]

Part 2 - The Five Great Dreams of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]

Brief Story of The Householder Ugga < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]

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Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)

II. Virtue < [Chapter I - Description of Virtue]

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