Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Mwi in Angola is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos gilletii De Wild. (among others).

2) Mwi in Upper Volta is also identified with Oryza sativa It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. flavoacies Kara-Murza ex Zhuk. (etc.).

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

· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1794)
· Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d’agriculture tropicale
· Japanese Journal of Genetics (1991)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1902)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle d’Autun (1895)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mwi, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, 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)

Starts with (+21): Mwiani, Mwianzo, Mwicha, Mwichechete, Mwiegea, Mwiga, Mwigara, Mwigobole, Mwiha, Mwihwasungu, Mwiizi, Mwikalasosa, Mwikalatulo, Mwilanyama, Mwilatuba, Mwilu, Mwimachigulu, Mwimbi, Mwimbula, Mwimia.

Ends with: Amwi, Bumumwi, Kumwi, Minumwi, Omwi.

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