Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Taaipol in South Africa is the name of a plant defined with Sporobolus africanus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Agrostis spicata Thunb., nom. illeg., non Agrostis spicata Vahl (among others).

2) Taaipol in Southern Africa is also identified with Eragrostis plana It has the synonym Diplachne hackeliana Thell. (etc.).

3) Taaipol is also identified with Sporobolus pyramidalis It has the synonym Agrostis pyramidata Lam. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Mémoires de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. Sixième Série. Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles. Seconde Partie: Sciences Naturelles (1840)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1791)
· Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum (1829)
· Museum Senckenbergianum (1837)
· Mantissa (1824)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Taaipol, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Taaipol-eragrostis, Taaipoleragrostis, Taaipolfynsaadgras.

Full-text: Taaipol-eragrostis.

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