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Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Indigenous Knowledge of Some Medicinal Plants of Himalaya Region

Reen refers to the medicinal plant “Quercus incana A. Camus.” from the Fagaceae family, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Bark”. Instructions for using the plant named Reen: The decoction of the bark prepared is given to treat throat pain and tonsillitis. The same is also used in diarrhea, dysentery and rectal bleeding. Galls are used in small quantity as alternate to bark.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Starts with: Rinkaram.

Ends with (+10): African evergreen, Alreen, American wintergreen, Chinese evergreen, Chiraeta shireen, Chiraita-shireen, Dark green, Flowering wintergreen, Fragrant wintergreen, Green, Green-flowered wintergreen, Greenflowered wintergreen, Holly green, Indarjua shireen, Inderjao shireen, Inderjawshireen, Indian wintergreen, Jack-in-the-green, Kareen, Katirin.

Full-text: Thu-reen.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Reen; (plurals include: Reens). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Taliesin (by David William Nash)

Chapter II - Personal History of Taliesin

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Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)

Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]

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