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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Bamboo in English is the name of a plant defined with Guadua angustifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Guadua angustifolia Kunth subsp. angustifolia.
2) Bamboo is also identified with Oxytenanthera abyssinica It has the synonym Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Synopsis Plantarum (1822)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1868)
· Boll. Soc. Ort. Mutuo Soccorso. (1910)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1880)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (2000)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1907)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bamboo, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bamboo briar root, Bamboo dance, Bamboo grass, Bamboo Grove, Bamboo palm, Bamboo reed, Bamboo-leaf grass.
Ends with (+4): Berry bamboo, Bindura bamboo, Calcutta bamboo, Common bamboo, Dark bamboo, Dog bamboo, Elephant bamboo, Giant bamboo, Hog bamboo, Holy venda bamboo, Malaysian thin-walled bamboo, Male bamboo, Muli bamboo, Reed bamboo, Rough giant bamboo, Savanna bamboo, Solid bamboo, Stone bamboo, Sweet bamboo, Tama bamboo.
Full-text (+1216): Venu, Vamsha, Vaiṇa, Vamsaja, Karira, Vamshi, Maskara, Velu, Vamshakathina, Vamshika, Vainava, Vamshavitati, Kshijana, Yavaphala, Venudala, Kicaka, Mulibidiru, Bachim, Hinagem, Amdebidiru.
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Search found 210 books and stories containing Bamboo; (plurals include: Bamboos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Architecture (d): Entrance Gate < [Chapter 3]
Techniques (d): Posts < [Chapter 4]
Nocte Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.37 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Verse 4.215 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Verse 8.326-329 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Chapter 15 - The Sons of the Raban Rājā < [Appendix]
Chapter CXXIV - The Fool and His Dinner < [Part III]
Chapter CII - The Unfaithful Wife < [Part I]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.9.26 < [Chapter 9 - Brahmā’s Prayers]
Verse 2.12.29 < [Chapter 12 - Subduing Kāliya and Drinking the Forest Fire]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 25 - The Wicked King < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 1 - Introduction (the Buddha’s height Measured by a Brahmin) < [Chapter 36 - The Buddha’s Height Measured by a Brahmin]
Part 1 - The story of Upatissa (Sāriputta) and Kolita (Mahā Moggallāna) < [Chapter 16 - The arrival of Upatissa and Kolita]
Part 2 - The Sandal-Wood Bowl < [Chapter 24 - The Buddha’s Sixth Vassa at Mount Makula]
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