Milk bush: 1 definition
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Milk bush 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) Milk bush in English is the name of a plant defined with Asclepias fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Daemia tomentosa (L.) Pomel (among others).
2) Milk bush is also identified with Cascabela thevetia It has the synonym Cerbera peruviana Pers. (etc.).
3) Milk bush is also identified with Euphorbia tirucalli It has the synonym Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke (etc.).
4) Milk bush is also identified with Thevetia peruviana It has the synonym Cerbera linearifolia Stokes (etc.).
5) Milk bush is also identified with Xysmalobium undulatum It has the synonym Gomphocarpus undulatus Schltr. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) (1986)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1848)
· International Organization of Plant Biosystematists Newsletter (1993)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1844)
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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: Milk.
Full-text: Cikada, The african milk-bush, Nangi, Shera, Kandashera, Sheratati, Nauli, Hura, Dhiri, Ankari, Diri, Nivali, Akashavalli, Jita Kolasa, Sonavela, Kada.
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