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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Gaddipoolu in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Lochnera pusilla, Vinca pusilla. For the possible medicinal usage of gaddipoolu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Gaddipoolu in India is the name of a plant defined with Catharanthus pusillus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vinca pusilla Murray) (genus Lochnera dedicated to the German botanist Michael Friedrich Lochner (Lochnerus) von Hummelstein, 1662–1720, physician, his writings include Heptas Dissertationum variarum ad historiam naturalem … illustrandam conscriptarum. [Nuremberg? 1720? 1712–1716], De Acriviola ejusque novis speciebus flore pleno et Peruviana foliis quinquefi dis brevis commentatio. [Nuremberg? 1715?], Resp. De Nymphomania, etc. Altdorffii [1684], Festum Tithenidiorum Dianae Corythalliae a metricibus Spartanis celebratum, commentario … dilucidatum, etc. [Nuremberg 1717], Disquisitio ad locum Plutarchi etc. [Nuremberg? 1719?], Mungos animalculum et radix descripta. Noribergae 1715 and Memoria Fehriana. [A panegyric on J.M. Fehr.] [Nuremberg?] 1695. (among others).

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

· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1781)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Novi Commentarii Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Göttingensis (1772)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1836)

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

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