Gbee, Gbée: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gbee in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Ceiba pentandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bombax pentandrum L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Tiv Tribe. (1933)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1988)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1935)
· The Religion. (1971)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 16 (1826)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 15 - The therapeutics of Assimilation disorders (grahani-dosha-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 8 - ‘The Continuation of one’s Lineage (jatisutriya) < [Sharirasthana (Sharira Sthana) — Section on Human Embodiment]