Mkwisimkwi: 1 definition
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Mkwisimkwi means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mkwisimkwi in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Cassia fistula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Histoire Naturelle et Médicale des Casses (1816)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1832)
· Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen unter der Augsicht der Königl…. (1821)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1982)
· Sweet's Hortus Britannicus, or ‘a catalogue of all the plants indigenous or cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, arranged according to the natural system’ (1830)
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