Himalayan peony: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Himalayan peony in English is the name of a plant defined with Paeonia emodi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Paeonia emodi Wall. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Beautiful flowers of Kashmir (1928)
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1989)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (2005)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1979)
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Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
28. Paeonia emodi, Wall. < [Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)]