Ajenjo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Ajenjo in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Crossostephium chinense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artemisia chinensis Linnaeus (among others).
2) Ajenjo in South America is also identified with Artemisia absinthium It has the synonym Artemisia absinthia St.-Lég. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prace Botaniczne (1992)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Mediterranea (1995)
· Annales de la Société Botanique de Lyon (1880)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1974)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1988)
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