Hsiang ssu tzu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Hsiang ssu tzu in China is the name of a plant defined with Abrus precatorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abrus abrus W.F. Wright (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Economic Botany (1990)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1997)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1951)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1826)
· Botanica Macaronesica (1980)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
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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)
Partial matches: Tzu.
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