Mtanula: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mtanula in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Ziziphus abyssinica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Mtanula is also identified with Ziziphus mauritiana It has the synonym Rhamnus jujuba Linnaeus (etc.).
3) Mtanula is also identified with Ziziphus mucronata.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cent. Afr. J. Med. (1991)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1913)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1967)
· Tropical Woods (1932)
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