Cheesewood: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cheesewood in English is the name of a plant defined with Alstonia boonei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alstonia congensis Engl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Afr. J. Med. Med. Sci. (1996)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1887)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1811)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1991)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1931)
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Ends with: White cheesewood.
Full-text: White cheesewood.
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