Shih: 1 definition
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Shih 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shih in Arabic is the name of a plant defined with Artemisia herba-alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artemisia herba-alba var. laxiflora Boiss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Mediterranea (1995)
· Bull. Vet. Inst. Pulawy (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Economic Botany (1968)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)
· Phytochemistry (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shih, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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: Shih chu, Shih chun tzu, Shih hu, Shih li, Shih lo, Shih rumi, Shih tou, Shih-Chia, Shihab-ad-din, Shihara, Shihla, Shihlaka, Shihlana, Shihlangwa, Shihor, Shihrai sii, Shihunda.
Ends with: Ashis, Chi shih, Chien shih, Diang-shih, Fou shih, Lao shu shih, Lo shih, Wu shih, Yun shih.
Full-text (+22): Shih lo, An shih liu, Yun shih, Tsao shih tsan, Shih li, Shih chun tzu, Shih hu, Shih chu, Shih rumi, Shih tou, Wu shih, Lo shih, Lao shu shih, Shan shih liu, Trailokyavijaya, Kong tong shen, Fou shih, Mahasthamaprapta, Chien shih, Srol-gong dkar-posngon-po.
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Search found 18 books and stories containing Shih; (plurals include: Shihs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Lives of Buddha (1): Fo-pen-hing-king < [Introduction]
Varga 28. Division of the Śarīras < [Kiouen V]
Varga 7. Entering the Place (Wood) of Austerities < [Kiouen II]
Sūtra of the Great Vow of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 6 - Country of Pi-so-kia (Vaishaka) < [Book V - Six Countries]
Chapter 18 - Commercial Transactions in India < [Book II - Three Countries]
Chapter 17 - Country of Po-fa-to (Parvata) < [Book XI - Twenty-three Countries]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 7 - Abbatial lineage of Tsurphu (Monastery) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 10 - Phagmodru Lineage (vi): rin po che gnyis mchod pa < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 10 - Imperial lines of Tibet, China, Hor, etc. < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
The Chinese Language < [January 1952]
The Novelists of Modern China < [July 1949]
The Glory Land that was India Role of < [January – March, 1999]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
2. Habit-energy < [Chapter 5 - The Practice of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
2.1. The Thought of Buddha-nature in Chan < [Chapter 6 - Further Development of the Thought of Buddha-nature in China]