Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Serpan [སེརཔན] in the Ladakhi language is the name of a plant identified with Pyrethrum pyrethroides (Kar. & Kir.) B.Fedtsch. ex Krasch. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Chrysanthemum pyrethroides, Richteria pyrethroides, Tanacetum pyrethroides. For the possible medicinal usage of serpan, 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)

Serpan in India is the name of a plant defined with Pyrethrum pyrethroides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chrysanthemum richteria Benth. (among others).

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

· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· Jahresbericht der Pollichia (1863)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1842)
· Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSR (1933)
· Flora of the British India (1881)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Serpan, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Cerpanacuram, Cerpanantotutal, Cerpantu, Serpana.

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