Mguluka: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mguluka in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Boscia mossambicensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boscia hildebrandtii Gilg (among others).
2) Mguluka is also identified with Boscia salicifolia It has the synonym Boscia powellii Sprague & M.L. Green (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. (1953)
· Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique (1861)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of (1872)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (1895)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2008)
· Journal of Natural Medicines (2007)
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