Cheena: 2 definitions
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Cheena means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsCheena in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Flemingia procumbens Roxb. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Moghania procumbens. For the possible medicinal usage of cheena, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Cheena in India is the name of a plant defined with Flemingia procumbens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Maughania vestita (Baker) Kuntze (among others).
2) Cheena is also identified with Panicum miliaceum It has the synonym Milium esculentum Moench (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Botanical Magazine (1937)
· Newslett. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. (Oslo) (1997)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cheena, for example extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)