Tamakwa: 1 definition
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Tamakwa 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)Tamakwa in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Pycnanthus angolensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myristica microcephala Benth. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora orientalis (1755)
· Catalogue of the vascular plants of S. Tomé (1944)
· Ber. Pharm. Ges. (1892) (1892)
· Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or ‘figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks of new or rare plants’
· Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (1999)
· Fitoterapia (2008)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tamakwa, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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.
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