Luvagu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Luvagu in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Dichrostachys cinerea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Desmanthus nutans (Pers.) DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1965)
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. (1988)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1948)
· Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, séries 4, Section B, Adansonia. Botanique Phytochimie (1994)
· Revista Sudamericana de Botánica (1936)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
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