Shou di huang: 1 definition
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Shou di huang 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)Shou di huang in China is the name of a plant defined with Rehmannia glutinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Digitalis glutinosa Gaertner (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperalis Petropolitanae (1770)
· Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica (1957)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1900)
· Fl. Chin. Trad. Med. (1959)
· Chinese Bulletin of Botany (1984)
· Index Sem. Hort. Petrop. (1835)
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