Cola de caballo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Cola de caballo in Chile is the name of a plant defined with Equisetum bogotense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Cola de caballo is also identified with Equisetum giganteum It has the synonym Equisetum ramosissimum Kunth (etc.).
3) Cola de caballo in Latin America is also identified with Axonopus compressus It has the synonym Paspalum fi lostachyum A. Rich. ex Steud. (etc.).
4) Cola de caballo in Spanish is also identified with Echinochloa crus-galli It has the synonym Oplismenus crusgalli (L.) Dumort. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, …
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) (1938)
· Flore Générale de Belgique, Spermatophyes (1855)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1810)
· Index Kewensis (1893)
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