Hogweed: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Hogweed in English is the name of a plant defined with Ambrosia artemisiifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Iva monophylla Walter (among others).
2) Hogweed is also identified with artemisiifolia.
3) Hogweed is also identified with Boerhavia diffusa It has the synonym Boerhavia diffusa Vahl (etc.).
4) Hogweed is also identified with Heracleum sphondylium It has the synonym Heracleum sphondylium Pall. (etc.).
5) Hogweed is also identified with Heracleum wallichii.
6) Hogweed is also identified with Polygonum aviculare It has the synonym Polygonum aviculare var. heterophyllum Munshi & Javeid (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· FOC (2003)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1836)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1864)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Botaničeskij Žurnal (1991)
· Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique (1959)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hogweed, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+33): Ciratika, Varuni, Punarnava, Kathillaka, Red hogweed, Small hogweed, Little hogweed, Giant hogweed, Diffuse hogweed, Tiriviccata, Garudi, Katiyirattam, Kiruttinakeli, Catticaranai, Kannirnatukkurai, Puluppakam, Catticattaranai, Putkam, Shothaghni, Cattaranai.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Hogweed; (plurals include: Hogweeds). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (a): Roots (Mūla) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Potent herbs for herpes in Shrawasti and Balrampur, UP, India. < [2018: Volume 7, February special issue 4]
HPTLC estimation of eupalitin-3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside. < [2021: Volume 10, May issue 5]
Physicochemical and phytochemical analysis of Boerhavia diffusa root < [2018: Volume 7, June issue 11]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 12 - The therapeutics of Pectoral Edema (shvayathu-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 26 - The therapeutics of Wounds (tri-marma-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 11 - The therapeutics of Pectoral Lesions (kshata-kshina-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Some Sri Lankan common pot-herbs < [Volume 23 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2003]
"Tabernamontana divaricata alleviates oxidative stress in diabetic rats." < [Volume 33 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2014]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Conceptual study of punarnavashtaka ksheerabasti in garbhini shotha (edema in pregnancy.) < [2021, Issue 5, May]
A review article on the efficacy of ayurvedic drugs in the management of mutraveha strotas < [2021, Issue 9, September]
Significance of shatavari taila matra basti in management of sandhigata vata wsr to osteoarthritis < [2022, Issue 4, April]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Sermon of Nemi (Neminātha) < [Chapter IX - Ariṣṭanemi’s sport, initiation, omniscience]