Okisidwe: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Okisidwe in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Allanblackia floribunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allanblackia parviflora A. Chev. (among others).
2) Okisidwe is also identified with Allanblackia parviflora.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytochemistry (2002)
· Genera Plantarum (1867)
· Biotechnology (2008)
· Vegetaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropicale Francaise; Etudes Scientifiques et Agronomiques (1917)
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1824)
· J. Pharm. Bioresour. (2005)
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