Egusi agbe: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Egusi agbe in Yoruba is the name of a plant defined with Lagenaria siceraria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucurbita idolatrica Willd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili (1782)
· Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club (1896)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1968)
· Florula belgica (1827)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1825)
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