Vernonia hymenolepis: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Vernonia hymenolepis A. Rich. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Baccharoides calvoana (Hook.f.) M.A. Isawumi, Vernonia calvoana (Hook. f.) Hook. f. var. mesocephala C.D. Adams, Vernonia homilocephala S. Moore, Vernonia leucocalyx O. Hoffm..
References regarding Vernonia hymenolepis A. Rich. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1848)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1902)
· Journal of the West African Science Association (1957)
· Journal of the American Society of Chemistry (3596)
· Feddes Repertorium (1993)
· Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica (1995)
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Partial matches: Vernonia.
Full-text: Bayangi bitterleaf, Bitterleaf, Ndole, Sweet bitterleaf.
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