Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Mu lan in China is the name of a plant defined with Bruguiera gymnorhiza in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhizophora conjugata L. (among others).

2) Mu lan is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera tinctoria Lunan (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Sem. Hort. Berol. App. (1876)
· Journal of Biosciences (1993)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Society of Bengal (1980)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Javae (1828)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mu lan, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lan, Mu.

Ends with: Ci jia mu lan, Dian xi mu lan, Hai nan mu lan, He chun bei mu lan, Hui se mu lan, Shen zi mu lan, Shu hua mu lan, Sui xu mu lan, Tong guo mu lan, Tuo yuan ye mu lan, Xi xin mu lan, Zhu guo mu lan.

Full-text: Xi xin mu lan, Sui xu mu lan, Zhu guo mu lan, Dian xi mu lan, Tuo yuan ye mu lan, Hai nan mu lan, He chun bei mu lan, Shu hua mu lan, Tong guo mu lan, Ci jia mu lan, Hui se mu lan, Shen zi mu lan.

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