Guan: 2 definitions
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Guan 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.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsGuan in the Oriya language is the name of a plant identified with Excoecaria agallocha L. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family. For the possible medicinal usage of guan, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Guan in India is the name of a plant defined with Excoecaria agallocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commia cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1995)
· Fl. Reipubl. Pop. Sin. (1997)
· Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Occasional Papers (2001)
· Species Plantarum. (1806)
· Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: (1833)
· Fl. Cochinch.: (1790)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Guan, for example side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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)
Starts with (+51): Guan cang shu, Guan gong xu, Guan hua lan, Guan hua ma xian hao, Guan hua shu, Guan lan xiang, Guan mao rong, Guan yin cao, Guan zhuang chang hua ma xian hao, Guana hedionda, Guanabana, Guanabano pun, Guanabano toreta, Guanabano torete, Guanacaste, Guanaga, Guananini, Guandu, Guang bu xiao hong men lan, Guang dong chi geng teng.
Ends with: Aguan, Sindhuguan.
Full-text (+28): Avalokiteshvara, Ji guan hua, Lun guan mu, Ye lao guan cao, Qian guan teng, Wan guan lie dang, Guan hua shu, Guan lan xiang, Ruan mao lao guan cao, Guan yin cao, Guan hua lan, Hong guan jiang, Ai lao guan cao, Xiiu qiu xiao guan hua, Xiao guan xun, Er guan du huo, Ni bo er lao guan cao, Chang guan shu wei cao, Guan cang shu, Yuan ye lao guan cao.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Guan; (plurals include: Guans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Flower Adornment Sutra Preface
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Comparative Literature in China < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
The Lion-City < [July 1956]
The Lion-City < [July 1956]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
2.1. The Thought of Buddha-nature in Chan < [Chapter 6 - Further Development of the Thought of Buddha-nature in China]
The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva
Chapter VI - The Thus Come One’s Praises
Chapter I - Spiritual Penetrations in the Palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)