Starflower: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Starflower in English is the name of a plant defined with Borago officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Starflower is also identified with Trientalis borealis It has the synonym Lysimachia borealis (Raf.) U. Manns & Anderb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (2010)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1988)
· Fl. Libya (1979)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Medical Repository (1808)
· Willdenowia (2009)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Starflower, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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: Starflower oil.
Ends with: Broadleaf starflower.
Full-text: Starflower oil, Broadleaf starflower.
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