Shiajira: 1 definition

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Shiajira 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)

1) Shiajira in India is the name of a plant defined with Carum bulbocastanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bunium persicum (Boiss.) Fedts..

2) Shiajira is also identified with Carum carvi It has the synonym Carum rosellum Woronow (etc.).

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

· Illustrations of the Botany
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1926)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Orientalis (1888)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae LeopoldinaeCarolinae Naturae Curiosorum (1824)

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