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A small thorny tree found all over Africa in warm temperate and tropical areas, as well as in Central America, Australia, southern Asia ..., utensils (mortars, drums, bee-hives), medicine (bark, roots), veterinary medicine (leaves), bee forage, ornamental, mulch, soil conservation, nitrogen fixati ...

''Rumex'' consists of about 200 species originating from the northern temperate regions, now distributed worldwide, sometimes cultivated. In South-East Asi ...roots of ''Rumex'' are only used on a local scale, and sold in markets and medicine stores. ...

...xic substances must be removed. ''P. americana'' is a common ornamental in temperate climates. ...& Hoffman, R.S., 1995. Mobitz type I heart block after pokeweed ingestion. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 37(1): 66-67. ...

...ses about 250 species and is distributed in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones of all continents. The classification suffers from the absence of a r ...horses grazing a native heliotrope (Heliotropium ovalifolium). Australian Veterinary Journal 77(6): 401–402. ...

...ve proven to be reasonably effective as a natural insecticide in India. In temperate climates, ''C. gynandra'' is grown as a summer ornamental. ...ions on anti-tick properties of the plant Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. Veterinary Parasitology 42(1—2): 123—136. ...

''Euphorbia pseudograntii'' is sometimes cultivated as a greenhouse plant in temperate regions or as a garden plant in Kenya. * ITDG & IIRR, 1996. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya. A field manual of traditional animal health care practice. Interm ...

...robably originated in the eastern Mediterranean area. It is more common in temperate zones than in the tropics. It currently has a worldwide distribution avoidi The many uses of ''Capsella bursa-pastoris'' in traditional medicine warrant more research attention. Its restriction in Africa to higher altitu ...

...ainly distributed throughout the tropics, but some species occur in warmer temperate regions. The greatest diversity in species is found in Central and South Am ''Aristolochia'' is not much used in local medicine in South-East Asia. The use of a decoction of the roots as a stomachic, emm ...

...ainly distributed throughout the tropics, but some species occur in warmer temperate regions. The greatest diversity in species is found in Central and South Am ''Aristolochia'' is not much used in local medicine in South-East Asia. The use of a decoction of the roots as a stomachic, emm ...

...les with stomach disorders, whereas a decoction of dry young branches is a medicine against itch of camels. ...closely related to ''Juniperus excelsa'' Bieb., distributed in Europe and temperate Asia. The 2 species have sometimes been treated as conspecific, but this vi ...

...the uses of roots of ''P. acinosa'' and ''P. americana'' (e.g. in Chinese medicine) are, in addition to those already mentioned, antiparasitic, laxative and a ...ds. Some species, particularly ''P. americana'', are common ornamentals in temperate climates. They are sometimes weeds. ...

...curs throughout the tropics and subtropics with a few species extending to temperate regions. About 30 species occur in the Malesian region. The most important ...r their timber. In the Philippines ''V. negundo'' is applied in veterinary medicine to treat internal parasites. ...

...the United States. ''Phytolacca americana'' is planted as an ornamental in temperate climates. ...on production and trade of these compounds. In human and veterinary herbal medicine the root tincture is sold as an emetic. ...

...ic qualities attributed to the welsh onion are many, especially in Chinese medicine. It is used to improve the functioning of internal organs and the metabolis ...ot develop a real bulb. However, some cultivars which originated from cold temperate areas show short-day dormancy, even when grown in warmer areas. They stop g ...

...icinal for human use, a decoction of the leaves is also used in veterinary medicine, as a drench for pigs to treat fevers. It has also been used to treat ricke In Malaysia, the cultivation of the temperate species ''S. tuberosum'' L. and ''S. asperum'' Lepech. (synonym ''S. asperr ...

...is of ancient use; it is mentioned in Ayurvedic literature as an important medicine, but it is difficult to ascertain whether the drug then described was ''Wit ...'' is more important as a drug plant in India than in Africa. In Ayurvedic medicine it has been used for centuries as a ‘rasayana’, a group of drugs that impro ...

...s from 3-4 months (in the tropics) to about 9 months (for winter garlic in temperate regions). ...ite rot (''Sclerotium cepivorum'') are less serious in the tropics than in temperate areas. ...

...e prescribed as a respiratory inhalant. The oil is also used in veterinary medicine against lice and mites. Anise can be grown in temperate and subtropical climates, but does not grow well under tropical lowland con ...

...of dietary Lepidium sativum L. seeds in rats. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 27(3/4): 397-405. ...against natural Neoascaris vitulorum infection in buffalo calves. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 5(4): 192-196. ...