Looiersboontjie: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Looiersboontjie in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Elephantorrhiza elephantina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia elephantorrhiza DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium (1827)
· U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Bulletin. (1910)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· South African Journal of Science (2001)
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