Wandering jew: 1 definition
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Wandering jew 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)1) Wandering jew in English is the name of a plant defined with Commelina africana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commelina africana Mirb. (among others).
2) Wandering jew is also identified with Commelina benghalensis It has the synonym Commelina prostrata Poepp. ex Kunth (etc.).
3) Wandering jew is also identified with Tradescantia zebrina It has the synonym Zebrina pendula Schnizlein (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Vollst. Handb. Blumengart. (1849)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1993)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1815)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Flora Telluriana (1838)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1993)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Wandering jew, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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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Ends with: Benghal wandering jew, Blue wandering jew, Yellow wandering jew.
Full-text: Blue wandering jew, Yellow wandering jew, Benghal wandering jew.
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Hero as Sadhaka: Hindu Thought in Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXXIII < [Book XVIII - Viṣamaśīla]
Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)