Semi: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Semi in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Mimosa cineraria, Prosopis spicata, Prosopis spicigera. For the possible medicinal usage of semi, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Semi in India is the name of a plant defined with Lablab purpureus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos albus Lour. (among others).

2) Semi is also identified with Prosopis cineraria It has the synonym Adenanthera aculeata (Roxb.) W. Hunter (etc.).

3) Semi in Sierra Leone is also identified with Oxytenanthera abyssinica It has the synonym Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (1821)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Nuovo Giornale dei Letterati (1824)
· Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1971)
· Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft (1787)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Semi, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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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