Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Agniballi [ಅಗ್ನಿಬಳ್ಳಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Cardiospermum halicacabum L. from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of agniballi, 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)

1) Agniballi in India is the name of a plant defined with Cardiospermum halicacabum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardiospermum corindum auct. non Linnaeus (among others).

2) Agniballi is also identified with Tinospora cordifolia It has the synonym Menispermum cordifolium Willd. (etc.).

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

· Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1851)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2003)
· Linnaea (1844)
· Parasitology Research (2005)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1987)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Agnibaḷḷi (ಅಗ್ನಿಬಳ್ಳಿ):—

1) [noun] the creeper, Cardiospermum halicacubum of Sapindaceqad family; heart-pea.

2) [noun] the creeper, Tinosporia cordifolia (=Menispermum cordifolium = Cocculus cordifolius) of Menispermaceae family; moon creeper.

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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.

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