Po ho: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Po ho in China is the name of a plant defined with Mentha arvensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamintha arvensis (L.) Garsault (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revue de Cytologie et de Biologie Végétales, le Botaniste (1981)
· Opera Botanica (1999)
· Fl. Centre France, ed. 3 (1857)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1978)
· Rhodora (1944)
· Cytologia (1987)
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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.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Po ho; (plurals include: Po hos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 17 - Country of Ta-mi (Termed) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Chapter 11 - Country of P’o-lo-hih-mo-pu-lo (Brahmapura) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
Chapter 27 - Country of Ho-lin (Khulm) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - A Buddhist view on the land of India < [Chapter XL - The Four Fearlessnesses and the Four Unobstructed Knowledges]