Nkomo: 1 definition
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Nkomo 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)Nkomo in Central Africa is the name of a plant defined with Pycnanthus angolensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myristica microcephala Benth. & Hook.f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. (1895)
· Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (1999)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1895)
· Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or ‘figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks of new or rare plants’
· Fitoterapia (2008)
· Ber. Pharm. Ges. (1892) (1892)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nkomo, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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)
Ends with: Imfeyenkomo, Indlebe-lenkomo, Isingankomo, Muganenkomo, Nyankomo, Ulimi-lwenkomo, Ulimilwenkomo, Umganunkomo, Usingankomo.
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