Mok yai: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mok yai in Thailand is the name of a plant defined with Holarrhena pubescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Laseguea acutifolia A. DC. fo. glabra (A. DC.) Müll.Arg. ex Arechav. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1996)
· Annales Bogorienses (1958)
· J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. (1909)
· Phytochemistry.
· Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (1983)
· Caoutchouc Indo-Chine (1906)
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