Elephant's root: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Elephant's root in English is the name of a plant defined with Elephantorrhiza elephantina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Elephantorrhiza burchellii Benth. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Acacia. (1754)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Bulletin. (1910)
· Commentariorum de Plantis Africae Australioris (1836)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Systema Vegetabilium (1827)
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