Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Ohia in Central African Republic is the name of a plant defined with Piptadeniastrum africanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piptadenia africana Hook.f..

2) Ohia in Hawaii is also identified with Syzygium malaccense It has the synonym Calophyllus malaccensis Stokes (etc.).

3) Ohia in Kenya is also identified with Thilachium africanum It has the synonym Maerua triphylla T. Durand & Schinz (etc.).

4) Ohia in Nigeria is also identified with Celtis philippensis It has the synonym Celtis strychnoides Planch. (etc.).

5) Ohia is also identified with Celtis zenkeri It has the synonym Celtis soyauxii Engl. (etc.).

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

· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1848)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1847)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (1900)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2009)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1938)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ohia, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ohia (ओहिअ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avatīrṇa.

2) Ohia (ओहिअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Auṣika.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Ohia naleghe, Ohiamta.

Ends with (+3): Ahilohia, Akohia, Bohia, Bohia, Damohia, Igiri-ohia, Kalkalohia, Lohia, Lohia, Lohia, Pabohia, Purohia, Rohia, Rohia, Rohia, Rohia, Sambohia, Samkhohia, Sohia, Sohia.

Full-text: Lehua 'ohia'a, Ohia naleghe, Igiri-ohia, Aushika, Avatirna.

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