Starwort: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Starwort in English is the name of a plant defined with Stellaria media in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stellaria hiemalis Raunk. (among others).
2) Starwort is also identified with Symphyotrichum cordifolium It has the synonym Aster plumarius Burgess (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botaniska Notiser (1978)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1937)
· Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
· J. Hokkaido Univ. Educ., (1985)
· Naturaliste Canad. (1984)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Bushy starwort, Chickweed starwort, Common starwort, European water-starwort, Lanceolate starwort, Swamp water starwort, Tuber starwort, Water starwort.
Full-text: Bushy starwort, Swamp water starwort, Common starwort, European water-starwort, Chickweed starwort, Lanceolate starwort, Water starwort, Tuber starwort.
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