Wei: 1 definition
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Wei 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Wei in China is the name of a plant defined with Artemisia japonica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oligosporus japonicus (Thunberg) Poljakov (among others).
2) Wei is also identified with Osmunda regalis It has the synonym Osmunda spectabilis var. palustris (Schrad.) C. Presl (etc.).
3) Wei in Papua New Guinea is also identified with Rubus rosifolius It has the synonym Rubus pinnatus var. mutatus Gust. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien (1934)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1881)
· A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. (1856)
· Kromosomo, II (3123)
· Fl. Sachal. (1868)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1902)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Wei, for example extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, 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)
Starts with (+2): Wei hua xi xin, Wei jui, Wei ling cai, Wei ling xian, Wei ye na teng, Weiben tong, Weigher, Weight, Weight of the earth, Weighty Karma, Weilingxian, Weineh, Weinmannia aphanoneura, Weinmannia auriculata, Weinmannia balbisiana, Weinmannia mariquitae, Weinmannia microphylla, Weinmannia pubescens, Weinmannia racemosa, Weinmannia sylvicola.
Full-text (+111): Lan lu a wei, Ji wei mu, Shi wei, Wei jui, Mei wei luo, Ying a wei, Ci qiang wei, Jian wei feng, Wu wei guo, Hu wei lan, Wei ling xian, Zi wei hua, Da wei yao, Shi zi wei, Lin wei mu, Guang shi wei, Di qiang wei, E mei qiang wei, Shan yuan wei, Zhong ya a wei.
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Search found 47 books and stories containing Wei; (plurals include: Weis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Ban Zhao's Nu jie compared to Dobson's Late Han Chinese. < [Volume 33 (1971)]
An annotated syllabary of Sathewok Hakka < [Volume 28 (1963)]
The Rimes of Chang-an in Middle Han: Late Western Han Period. < [Volume 22 (1957)]
Traditional medicine for asthma: clinical and toxicological review. < [Volume 10 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1990]
Inhibition of in vitro lipid peroxidation by Calocybe indica. < [Volume 26 (issue 1-2), Jul-Dec 2006]
In-vitro callus and root culture of Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. < [Volume 22 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2003]
Alchemy in India and China (by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande)
4. Wei Bo-yang and “Can-tong-gi” < [Chapter 3 - Chinese alchemy]
5. Case of purple gold < [Chapter 7 - Indian and Chinese Alchemy—Parallels]
2. Case of making treasure using mercury and a gourd < [Chapter 7 - Indian and Chinese Alchemy—Parallels]
Buddhist iconography in and outside India (Study) (by Purabi Gangopadhyay)
Bodhisatra Maitreya < [Chapter 3: Influence of Indian Buddhist Art on China and Korea]
Tathagata and his attendants < [Chapter 3: Influence of Indian Buddhist Art on China and Korea]
Buddhist Figures of Wei-period < [Chapter 3: Influence of Indian Buddhist Art on China and Korea]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 32 - Country of Kie-chi (Gachi or Gaz) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Introduction (h): The Mission of Sung-Yun and Hwei-Sang (518 A.D.)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Summary of the ninth chapter of the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa-sūtra < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
The Velāma-jātaka < [I. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of generosity]
Act 5.3: Description of the six tremblings of the earth (bhūmicala) < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
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