Mfofoa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mfofoa in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus ciliatus (Forssk.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1982)
· Hortus Regius Botanicus Hafniensis (1815)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (7779)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Linnaea (1865)
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