Biology (plants and animals)

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

Akda in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).

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

· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1895)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Nepal Med. Coll. J. (2006)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Akda, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Akda (अक्द):—(nm) agreement; marriage; ~[nāmā] a marriage agreement.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Akda is another spelling for अकडा [akaḍā].—adj. pl. of अकडो [akaḍo]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Akda cha jhada, Akda nu jhada, Akdachajhada, Akdamu-jhada.

Ends with: Fakda, Nakda, Ran-takda, Sakda.

Full-text: Akda cha jhada, Akda nu jhada, Akada.

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