Kaffir onion: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kaffir onion in English is the name of a plant defined with Boophone disticha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Haemanthus distichus (L.f.) L.f. ex Savage (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Herbertia (1937)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1996)
· Hum. Exp. Toxicol. (2001)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1994)
· An Appendix (1821)
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Partial matches: Onion.
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