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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Woad in English is the name of a plant defined with Isatis tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Isatis yezoensis Ohwi (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mémoires de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg (1869)
· Just’s Bot. Jahresb. (1913)
· Flore Française. (1815)
· Bulletin International de l’Académie des Sciences de Cracovie, Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Naturelles, Série B, Sciences Naturelles (1913)
· Journal of the Horticultural Society of London (1846)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1978)
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Full-text: Dyer's woad.
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