Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Mpugambu in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Lantana camara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Camara aculeata Kuntze (among others).

2) Mpugambu is also identified with Lantana trifolia It has the synonym Lippia purpurea Dum. Cours. (etc.).

3) Mpugambu is also identified with Lantana ukambensis It has the synonym Lantana viburnoides var. velutina Moldenke (etc.).

4) Mpugambu is also identified with Lippia kituiensis It has the synonym Lantana scabrifolia Moldenke (etc.).

5) Mpugambu is also identified with Rotheca myricoides It has the synonym Clerodendrum discolor Becc. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1898)
· Nucleus (1995)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1970)
· Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France (2004)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1988)
· Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Verbenec. (1992)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mpugambu, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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.

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