Sanchina: 1 definition
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Sanchina 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)Sanchina in Okinawa is the name of a plant defined with Heterosmilax japonica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Smilax plani-pedunculata Hayata (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Liliacées, Amaryllidacées, Iridacées et Hémodoracées de Chine. (1905)
· Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (1936)
· Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo (1911)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1878)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1850)
· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam. (1920)
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