Sookal: 1 definition
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Sookal 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)Sookal in India is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon secundus Willd. ex Griseb., nom. illeg., non Andropogon secundus Elliott (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum ed. 1
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1817)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Flore de France, ed. 3 (1805)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1885)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
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