Mtondo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mtondo in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Strophanthus eminii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strophanthus wittei Staner (among others).
2) Mtondo in Tanzania is also identified with Cordyla africana.
3) Mtondo is also identified with Hymenaea verrucosa It has the synonym Trachylobium hornemannianum Hayne (etc.).
4) Mtondo is also identified with Julbernardia globiflora It has the synonym Westia eminii (Taub.) Macbride (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Flora (1827)
· Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B (1932)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde Gebräuchlichen Gewächse (1830)
· Helvetica Chimica Acta (2110)
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