Hos: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Hos in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Lophira alata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lophira barberi Tiegh. (among others).
2) Hos in Senegal is also identified with Mitragyna inermis It has the synonym Platanocarpum africanum (Willd.) Hook.f. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Parasitology Research (2010)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Supplementum carpologiae. . . . 3: 52, t. 188. 1805, A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants 1: 814. 1831 and Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15: 186–188. 1901, Exploration Botanique de l’Afrique Occidentale Française ... 5: 154. 1909, Journal of Natural Products 69(8): 1206–1208. 2006, (1805)
· Boissiera (1988)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1944)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hos, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 (+50): Hos gras, Hosa lakki, Hosaba, Hosabatana, Hosabi, Hosabiga, Hosadu, Hosagadde, Hosagai, Hosagala, Hosage, Hosagey, Hosagu, Hosahareya, Hosahareyambade, Hosahavasa, Hosaikkeri, Hosajavvana, Hosajiva, Hosakadu.
Ends with (+4): Aghos, Bhos, Coco de espinhos, Desmoncus orthacanthos, Dogdhos, Eragrostis tephrosanthos, Gleditsia triacanthos, Golden pothos, Khos, Khosakhos, Kpana hos, Kpanaa hos, Leldhamkhos, Lha bshos, Lihos, Pathos, Pil-ghos, Pothos, Pradaghos, Roddhos.
Full-text: Kpanaa hos, Kpana hos, Hos gras, Mejavani, Pakvataila, Vahika, Laksha, Jalanem, Api, Vasita, Pati.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Hos; (plurals include: Hoses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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3. Early Zhangzhung Kings < [Chapter 2 - Zhangzhung Civilization]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Historical Background of Kaushambi < [Chapter 2]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXIII - Description of another form of Shiva worship < [Agastya Samhita]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)