Chien: 1 definition
Introduction:
Chien 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Chien in China is the name of a plant defined with Alcea rosea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Althaea ficifolia Sibth. & Sims (among others).
2) Chien is also identified with Euryale ferox It has the synonym Euryale ferox Salisb..
3) Chien is also identified with Rubia cordifolia It has the synonym Galium cordifolium Kuntze (etc.).
4) Chien in Ivory Coast is also identified with Synsepalum cerasiferum It has the synonym Afrosersalisia cerasifera (Welw.) Aubrév. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. (1904)
· Revue de Botanique Appliquée et d'Agriculture Tropicale (1943)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (1870)
· Bothalia (1960)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1986)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1898)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chien, for example side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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: Chien chin tsai, Chien hu, Chien ken, Chien nien sung, Chien shih, Chien sui lei, Chien tsao, Chiena, Chiench, Chiendent, Chiendent boeuf, Chiendent bourrique, Chiendent de boeuf, Chieng, Chienhalela.
Ends with: Che chien, Chih chien, Herbe queue de chien, Kuei yu chien, Ma chien, Yu chien.
Full-text (+4): Kuei yu chien, Yu chien, Che chien, Chien sui lei, Chih chien, Chien tsao, Pien chien niu, Chien chin tsai, Ma chien, Chien hu, Chien nien sung, Tian mu mu jiang zi, Herbe queue de chien, Chien ken, Chien shih, Litsea auriculata, Kulika, Indigofera glabra, Modashi, Taralanem.
Relevant text
Search found 13 books and stories containing Chien; (plurals include: Chiens). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The 6th Patriarch Platform Sutra
Homage to Prof. K. Srinivas Iyenger < [April – June, 1999]
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
3.4 (c): Hui-Neng and His Disciples < [Chapter 3 - The Dhyāna in Mahāyāna Literature]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
3. On Language (2): Language as Unique Human Behaviour < [Chapter 2 - Concept of Philosophy of Language]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
1. Sculptures in Champa < [Chapter 4 - The Sculpture and its Reciprocal Influence]