Sawak: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sawak in India is the name of a plant defined with Echinochloa colona in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum crusgalli var. colonum (L.) Fiori (among others).
2) Sawak is also identified with Panicum colonum It has the synonym Echinochloa colona (L.) Link.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Trop. Agric. (1934)
· Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) (1923)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1930)
· Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique … (1864)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1894)
· Anales de la Universidad de Chile (1896)
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