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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Fig in Australia is the name of a plant defined with Ficus microcarpa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma amblyphyllum Miquel (among others).
2) Fig is also identified with Ficus virgata It has the synonym Ficus philippinensis fo. setibracteata (Elmer) Sata (etc.).
3) Fig in English is also identified with Ficus carica It has the synonym Ficus carica L. subsp. rupestris (Boiss.) Browicz (etc.).
4) Fig is also identified with Ficus copiosa It has the synonym Ficus magnifolia F. Muell. (etc.).
5) Fig is also identified with Ficus septica It has the synonym Ficus haulii Blanco (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1859)
· Leaflets of Philippine Botany (1906)
· Phytochemistry (3327)
· The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore (1959)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1910)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Fig, for example side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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.
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Starts with: Fig ivy, Fig nut, Fig tree, Fig-leaved ipomoea, Fight, Fighting, Figin, Figl el-gamal, Figle, Fignut, Figo-do-inferno, Figueira-do-inferno, Figuier, Figuier des places, Figuier-palabre, Figurative.
Ends with (+91): African rock fig, Angola fig, Balsam fig, Banyan fig, Banyan tree fig, Barbary fig, Bastard fig, Blue fig, Broom cluster fig, Brown turkey fig, Brown-woolly fig, Brush fig, Bush fig, Callose-leaved fig, Cape fig, Climbing fig, Cluster fig, Common cluster fig, Common fig, Common wild fig.
Full-text (+6855): Udumbara, Naiyagrodha, Anjira, Ashvattha, Saralya, Caityavriksha, Plaksha, Kharadala, Vitapin, Hemadugdha, Phalacamasa, Caityataru, Pippala, Andhakara, Shunga, Acyutavasa, Nyagrodha, Brahmananda, Sadaphala, Shyamala.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 244-245 - Time Deities: Navamī and Daśamī Tithis
Figure 246-248 - Zodiacal sings Deities: Tulā, Kumbha and Mīna
Figure 144-146 - Emanations of Akṣobhya: Pratyaṅgirā (Mahāpratyaṅgirā)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXV - Jātaka of the Monkey (Markaṭa) < [Volume II]
Chapter XXIV - The Buddha Maṅgala < [Volume I]
Chapter I - Prologue < [Volume I]
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part XVI < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part XIV < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part XV < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 334: Rājovāda-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 342: Vānara-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 298: Udumbara-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
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