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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vetch in English is the name of a plant defined with Vicia sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vicia sativa subsp. macrocarpa (Moris) Arcang. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1830)
· Flora Napolitana (1835)
· Caroli Linnæi … Systema plantarum Europae. (1785)
· Newslett. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. (Oslo) (1997)
· Flora Germanica Excursoria (1832)
· Iranian Journal of Botany (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vetch, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+58): Alkali milkvetch, American joint vetch, American milkvetch, American sensitive vetch, American vetch, Annual scorpion vetch, Ascending milkvetch, Broad-leaved purple vetch, Canadian milk-vetch, Canadian milkvetch, Carolina vetch, Chickling vetch, Common vetch, Cream milkvetch, Creamy milkvetch, Creamy poison-vetch, Crescent milkvetch, Crown vetch, European milkvetch, Freckled milkvetch.
Full-text (+51): Kalavriksha, Hulaga, Kulattha, Tamravija, Tamravrinta, Kalavrinta, Harabhara, Triputa, Loco-vetch, Winter vetch, Sensitive vetch, Narrow-leaved vetch, Indian joint vetch, White vetch, Joint vetch, Russian vetch, Spring vetch, American vetch, Common vetch, Wild vetch.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Vetch; (plurals include: Vetches). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27b - The group of pulses (Shamidhanya—dicotyledons) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 27d - The group of vegetables (Shaka) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 20 - The therapeutics of Vomiting (chardi-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 2: Case rulings < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 2]
Apastamba Dharma-sutra (by Āpastamba)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section III - Rites for the Attainment of Wealth < [Chapter VI]