Ewuro-oko: 1 definition
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Ewuro-oko 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)1) Ewuro-oko in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Vernonia adoensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vernonia whyteana Britten (among others).
2) Ewuro-oko is also identified with Vernonia amygdalina It has the synonym Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch. Bip. ex Walp. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Systematic Botany (1979)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1915)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1911)
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