Sial kanta: 1 definition
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Sial kanta 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)Sial kanta in India is the name of a plant defined with Argemone mexicana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Echtrus mexicanus Nieuwl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Glimpses Cytogenet. India (1992)
· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· Bot. Žurn. (1991)
· Hortus Britannicus (1830)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1895)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
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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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Partial matches: Kanta.
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Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
62. Argemone mexicana, Linn. < [Papaveraceae (poppy family)]