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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Abal [ಆಬಲು, ಆಬಲ್] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. from the Nelumbonaceae (Lotus) family having the following synonyms: Nelumbium speciosum. For the possible medicinal usage of abal, 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.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ābal (ಆಬಲ್):—[noun] = ಆಬಲು [abalu].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+18): Abala, Abalabala, Abaladhanvan, Abalaga, Abalagni, Abalagopala, Abalaka, Abalam, Abalambana, Abalambita, Abalamkartar, Abalanem, Abalasa, Abalasattva, Abalata, Abalatva, Abalava, Abalavant, Abalavasaya, Abalavat.

Ends with: Biliyabal, Khanabal, Mahabal, Nelabal, Prabal, Sabal, Shabal, Sogabal, Sthirabal, Yessabal.

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