Biology (plants and animals)

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

Gajjira in India is the name of a plant defined with Phoenix dactylifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Palma major Garsault (among others).

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

· Fieldiana, Botany (1958)
· Las Variedades Tradicionales de Frutales de la Cuenca del Río Segura: Catálogo Etnobotánico (1997)
· animaux
· Historia Naturalis Palmarum (1838)
· Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum (1793)
· Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences (1952)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gajjira, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Gajjira (गज्जिर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Garjitṛ.

Gajjira has the following synonyms: Gajjittu.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Gajjirahannu.

Full-text: Garjitri, Gajjittu.

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