Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tarbuj [ꯇꯔꯕꯨꯖ] in the Manipuri language is the name of a plant identified with Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Citrullus vulgaris. For the possible medicinal usage of tarbuj, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Tarbuj in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus lanatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794)
· Prodr. Flora Capensis, being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal (1800)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1826)
· Catalogus Seminum et Sporarum in Horto Botanico Universitatis Imperialis Tokyoensis (1915)
· Uses of plants by the Indians (1991)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tarbuj, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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.

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