Mpuru: 1 definition
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Mpuru 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) Mpuru in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Vitex doniana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex cuneata Schumach. & Thonn. (among others).
2) Mpuru is also identified with Vitex payos It has the synonym Vitex hildebrandtii Vatke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1824)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1935)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1900)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1906)
· International Journal of Pharmacognosy (1996)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (2006)
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