Madonga: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Madonga in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos innocua in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Madonga is also identified with Strychnos spinosa It has the synonym Strychnos spinosa subsp. lokua (A. Richard) Bruce (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)
· Abh. Kon. Akad. Wiss. Berlin (1894)
· Delile, Alire Raffeneau,
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Sylloge Plantarum Novarum (1824)
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Starts with: Madonga choyo.
Full-text: Madonga choyo.
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