Epa: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Epa in Yoruba is the name of a plant defined with Alchornea cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Conceveiba cordata A. Juss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Willdenowia (1991)
· Niger flora, or ‘An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa’ (1849)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Linnaea (1865)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1866)
· De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque (1824)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Epa, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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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Starts with (+2): Epa aboro, Epa boro, Epa gidi, Epa ikunigbo, Epa ile, Epa lorubu, Epa oboro, Epa okuta, Epa olojukan, Epa orubu, Epa roro, Epa ruburubu, Epakun, Epal siam, Epalanga, Epaltes gariepina, Epapai, Eparatapara, Eparatopara, Epaxihuitl.
Ends with (+388): Abalepa, Abhikshepa, Abhisamkshepa, Abhisankshepa, Abhivikshepa, Adananikshepa, Adepa, Adhahkshepa, Adhikshepa, Adhyadhikshepa, Agamanirakshepa, Agamasakshepa, Agnihotraprayashcittasamkshepa, Agrepa, Ahanyahanikalakshepa, Ahastakshepa, Ahnikasamkshepa, Ajyalepa, Akashasangavimuktinirupalepa, Akshavikshepa.
Full-text: Epa ikunigbo, Epa ile, Epa aboro, Epa olojukan, Manu'a pa'epa'e, Epa gidi, Epa ruburubu, Epa oboro, Epa orubu, Epa boro, Epa lorubu, Epa okuta, Epa roro, Pa'epa'e, Ewe epa, Tamaligi pa'epa'e, Ardrapavitra, Srishti.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Epa; (plurals include: Epas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)
Chapter V - The Dambadeniya and Gampola Kings (1215 AD—1411 AD)
Chapter IV - The Polonnaruwa Kings (1070 AD—1215 AD)
Chapter VI - The Kotte dynasty and its Portuguese allies (1412 AD—1550 AD)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Part 18 - Eastern New Guinea < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 22 - The Kule-baka Flowers < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]