Leather-leaf: 1 definition
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Leather-leaf means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Leather-leaf in English is the name of a plant defined with Chamaedaphne calyculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassandra calyculata var. latifolia (Aiton) Seymour (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici (1794)
· Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
History of Āyurveda < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]