Shell ginger: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shell ginger in English is the name of a plant defined with Alpinia zerumbet in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Languas schumanniana Sasaki (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Icones Plantarum Formosanarum nec non et Contributiones ad Floram Formosanam (1915)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1892)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1927)
· Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1841)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ginger.
Ends with: Small shell ginger.
Full-text: Small shell ginger.
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