Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Gaharu in Common names is the name of a plant defined with Aquilaria filaria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gyrinopsis acuminata Merr. (among others).

2) Gaharu in Indonesia is also identified with Aquilaria malaccensis It has the synonym Aloexylum agallochum Lour. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1993)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Flora Malesiana (1960)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gaharu, for example side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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: Gaharu wood.

Full-text: Kayu gaharu, Gaharu wood, Jual bibit gaharu.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Gaharu; (plurals include: Gaharus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)

Page 520 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]

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The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Effects of Aquilaria malaccensis on Cyclophosphamide-induced toxicity. < [v.26(1): 1–158 2019 Jan]

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