Pekepeke mwitu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pekepeke mwitu in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Leonotis nepetifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Leonurus globosus Moench, nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1998)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1986)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1973)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)
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