Mokgalo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mokgalo in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Ehretia rigida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pittosporum commutatum Krauss (among others).
2) Mokgalo is also identified with Ziziphus mucronata.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1800)
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