Nyaduwa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Nyaduwa in Malawi is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus cannabinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abelmoschus verrucosus (Guill. & Perr.) Walp. (among others).
2) Nyaduwa is also identified with Hibiscus nigrocaulis It has the synonym Hibiscus cannabinus var. purpureus A. Howard & G. Howard (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Naturae
· Florae Senegambiae Tentamen (1830)
· Annuaire du Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (1916)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1959)
· Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Botany) (1999)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
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