Quassia amara: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Quassia amara L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Quassia alatifolia Stokes, Quassia officinalis Rich..
References regarding Quassia amara L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· J. Org. Chem. (1976)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)
· African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences (2003)
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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Partial matches: Quassia, Amara.
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