Han kua: 1 definition
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Han kua 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)Han kua in China is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus lanatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Schrad. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodr. Flora Capensis, being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal (1800)
· Catalogus Seminum et Sporarum in Horto Botanico Universitatis Imperialis Tokyoensis (1915)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794)
· Uses of plants by the Indians (1991)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1826)
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