Malabar catmint: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Malabar catmint in English is the name of a plant defined with Anisomeles indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ballota disticha L. (among others).

2) Malabar catmint is also identified with Anisomeles malabarica It has the synonym Ajuga disticha Roxb. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1985)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2008)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1918)
· International Journal of Cancer Research (2007)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Malabar catmint, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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