Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Argana in India is the name of a plant defined with Cenchrus biflorus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Elymus caput-medusae Forssk., nom. illeg., non Elymus caput-medusae L. (among others).

2) Argana is also identified with Cenchrus echinatus It has the synonym Panicastrella muricata (L.) Moench (etc.).

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

· Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda (1840)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift für Systematik, Floristik, Pflanzengeographie (1903)
· Iowa St. J. Sci. (1963)
· Mémoires de l’Académie des Sciences de Turin (1854)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1877)

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

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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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Ends with (+6): Abhimargana, Ahar Vargana, Ahargana, Antargana, Athargana, Bhasha Vargana, Dravyavargana, Karman Vargana, Krishnamargana, Kusumamargana, Laghvahargana, Malamargana, Mano Vargana, Margana, Nashtamargana, Pargana, Parimargana, Rinamargana, Samargana, Samparimargana.

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