Garden balsam: 1 definition
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Garden balsam 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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Garden balsam in English is the name of a plant defined with Impatiens walleriana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Balsamina hortensis Desportes, nom. illeg., not St. Hil. (among others).
2) Garden balsam is also identified with Ocimum tenuiflorum It has the synonym Plectranthus monachorum Spreng. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Edwards鈥檚 Botanical Register
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1982)
· Chinese Bulletin of Botany (1984)
· Flora of the British India (1885)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1986)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (1763)
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Partial matches: Balsam, Garden.
Full-text: Karnakundala, Kacittumpai.
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