Umgwaqanisa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Umgwaqanisa in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Croton sylvaticus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes oxypetala (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· South African Journal of Botany (2002)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (2868)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora (1845)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1909)
· Skin Pharmacology and Physiology (2006)
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