Zi cao: 1 definition
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Zi cao 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) Zi cao in China is the name of a plant defined with Arnebia euchroma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Macrotomia endochromon Hook. f. & Thoms. ex Henderson and Hume (among others).
2) Zi cao is also identified with Arnebia guttata It has the synonym Lithospermum guttatum (Bunge) I.M. Johnston (etc.).
3) Zi cao is also identified with Lithospermum erythrorhizon.
4) Zi cao is also identified with Onosma paniculatum It has the synonym Onosma oblongifolium W.W. Smith & Jeffrey (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1916)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1952)
· Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (1846)
· Flora of Iran (1967)
· Flora of the British India (1883)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1924)
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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)
Partial matches: Zi.
Ends with: Bi zi cao, Ci hua lian zi cao, Dian zi cao, He zi cao, Huang hua ruan zi cao, Jiu tou xi zi cao, Lang zi cao, Lian zi cao, Ruan zi cao, Shuang zhu zi cao, Tian zi cao, Wang zi cao, Xi han lian zi cao, Xi hua dian zi cao, Xiao hua zi cao.
Full-text: He zi cao, Bi zi cao, Tian zi cao, Lang zi cao, Dian zi cao, Xiao hua zi cao, Wang zi cao, Shuang zhu zi cao, Xi han lian zi cao, Ci hua lian zi cao, Huang hua ruan zi cao, Jiu tou xi zi cao, Ruan zi cao, Xi hua dian zi cao, Lian zi cao.
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