Eyong: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Eyong in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Eribroma oblongum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sterculia oblonga Mast. (among others).
2) Eyong in Nigeria is also identified with Sterculia tragacantha.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
· Species Plantarum
· Les végétaux utiles de l’Afrique Tropicale Française (1917)
· African Study Monographs (2004)
· Edwards’s Botanical Register
If you are looking for specific details regarding Eyong, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Yeangkong peyong.
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