Areca catechu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Areca catechu L. 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: Areca catechu Willdenow, Areca cathechu Burm.f., Areca faufel Gaertn., Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl., Areca hortensis Lour., Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl., Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart., nom. inval.) (the specific epithet probably from kachu, an astringent substance..
References regarding Areca catechu L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Hist. Nat. Palm. (1836)
· Nucleus (1975)
· Taxon (1979)
· Translational Research: the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (2007)
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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Partial matches: Areca, Catechu.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Part 19 - The Solomon Islands < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Conclusion < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Part 5 - The Malay Peninsula < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Personal Hygiene < [Chapter 6]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)