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Coleus 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)

Coleus in English is the name of a plant defined with Plectranthus scutellarioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coleus gibbsiae S. Moore (among others).

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

· Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1826)
· Bothalia (1975)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (Wallich) (1830)
· Edwards’s Botanical Register
· Species Plantarum (1763)
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München (1968)

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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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Search found 8 books and stories containing Coleus; (plurals include: Coleuses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Antifungal activity of some coleus species growing in nilgiris < [Volume 26 (issue 1-2), Jul-Dec 2006]

Diuretic activity of the leaves of Coleus aromaticus Benth < [Volume 29 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2009]

Diuretic activity of coleus aromaticus benth on rats < [Volume 22 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2003]

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Hydrogen peroxide induced dna damage < [2014: Volume 3, July supplementary issue 5]

Antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles from Coleus aromaticus. < [2016: Volume 5, June issue 6]

A mini review of coleus forskohlii < [2019: Volume 8, June issue 7]

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Pharmacognostical standardization of leaves of parnayavani (coleus amboinicus lour.) < [Volume 2, issue 9 (2014)]

Evaluating the efficacy of a traditional Siddha formulation among COVID-infected Syrian golden hamster: An in vivo study Kabasura Kudineer and COVID-19 < [Volume 11, issue 12 (2023)]

Scientific review on vamana dravya (emetic drugs) of ashtanga sangraha samhita < [Volume 10, issue 1 (2022)]

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