Ngaku wui: 1 definition
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Ngaku wui 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)Ngaku wui in Sierra Leone is the name of a plant defined with Heterotis buettneriana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Melastoma plumosum D. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1823)
· Plantae Bequaertianae (1922)
· The Cyclopaedia (1813)
· Niger Flora (1849)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1871)
· Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg und die Angrenzenden Länder (1890)
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