Kegbil: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kegbil in Sierra Leone is the name of a plant defined with Panicum brevifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Isachne biflora (Lam.) Kuntze (among others).
2) Kegbil is also identified with Setaria megaphylla.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annali di Botanica (1903)
· Fl. Senegal (1954)
· Conspectus Florae Africae (1894)
· Opuscoli Scientifici (1820)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, sér. 3, (1941)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1791)
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