Chirwa: 1 definition
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Chirwa 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)Chirwa in India is the name of a plant defined with Panicum miliaceum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Milium esculentum Moench (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Botanical Magazine (1937)
· Catalogue du jardin des plantes de son excellence monsieur le comte Alexis de Razoumoffsky, à Gorenki. (1812)
· Biologia Plantarum (1994)
· Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1913)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chirwa, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, 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)