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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Wheat in English is the name of a plant defined with Triticum aestivum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zeia vulgaris var. aestiva (L.) Lunell (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Phytopathology (2005)
· Systema Vegetabilium. Editio decima tertia (1774)
· American Midland Naturalist (1915)
· Flore Française. Troisième Édition (1778)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Wheat, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, 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.
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Starts with: Wheat bush, Wheat-thief.
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Search found 119 books and stories containing Wheat; (plurals include: Wheats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Saying 57 - A Parable Of Wheat And Tares
Saying 9 - A Parable Of A Sower
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 279 - The description of the potent remedies (siddha-auṣadha)
Chapter 129 - Guidelines for storing and selling grains (argha-kāṇḍa)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 41 - Classification of substances (dravya-niścaya)
Chapter 76 - Erotic remedies, Spermatic drugs and Medicines (kāndarpika)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.266 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 5.25 < [Section V - Stale Food]
Verse 5.10 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.12.26 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 254 - Newton's fan < [Chapter LII - Desires]
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