Mnyuka: 1 definition
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Mnyuka 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mnyuka in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Clausena anisata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amyris dentata Willd. (among others).
2) Mnyuka is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Jamaica containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island (1920)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (2000)
· Botanische Bemerkungen (1844)
· Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Monographicae (1846)
· Journal of Natural Remedies (2003)
· Journal of Biosciences (1993)
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