Stephania japonica: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

1) Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Menispermum japonicum Thunb., Menispermum japonicum Roxb. ex DC..

References regarding Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Systema Naturae (1817)
· Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1866)
· Taxon (1980)

2) Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers var. discolor (Blume) Forman is another plant having the following synonyms: Cissampelos hernandiifolia Willd., Clypea discolor Blume, Stephania hernandiifolia (Willd.) Walp., Stephania hernandiifolia var. discolor (Blume) Miq..

References regarding Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers var. discolor (Blume) Forman for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum. (1806)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1825)
· Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. (1842)
· Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1866)
· Kew Bulletin (1956)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1979)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1988)
· Nucleus (1989)
· Contraception (2006)

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