Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Avachiretta in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Exacum tetragonum Roxb. from the Gentianaceae (Gentian) family having the following synonyms: Exacum tetragonum var. stylosa, Exacum perottetii, Exacum bicolor. For the possible medicinal usage of avachiretta, 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)

Avachiretta in India is the name of a plant defined with Exacum tetragonum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Flora Indica (1832)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Opera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi (1985)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Avachiretta, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, 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.

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