Pio: 1 definition
Introduction:
Pio 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)1) Pio in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Cleistopholis patens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cleistopholis patens Engl. & Diels (among others).
2) Pio in Nigeria is also identified with Sterculia tragacantha.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles (1914)
· Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1990)
· Journal of Natural Products (1987)
· Monographien afrikanischer PflanzenFamilien und -Gattungen (1901)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pio, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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)
Starts with: Piocha, Piodai, Pioelah, Piolo, Piombaggine, Piombina, Pioneo.
Ends with: Amapola de opio, Apio, Atapio, Capio, Compio, Maiz carpio, Mopio.
Full-text (+1916): Gautamakatha, Samudrasuri, Shridhara, Ramamuni, Udayaratna, Shilamuni, Sakalakirti, Jagarupa, Bhavanidasa, Simhavimala, Ajitadevasuri, Gaustuti, Kalashavidhana, Kanakamurti, Rama, Uttaradhyayanasutra, Pithala, Gajasara, Nityasagara, Rishabhavijaya.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Pio; (plurals include: Pios). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.457 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
The Bridge that Wilder Built < [July 1969]
John Dos Passos: The Novelist as Social Historian < [April – June, 1985]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 28 - Rani Ranakde < [Part 3 - Kankavati]
The Way of the White Clouds (by Anāgarika Lāma Govinda)
Chapter 31 - A Message from the Past < [Part 3 - Death and Rebirth]
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