Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Badhara in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Gmelina asiatica from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family having the following synonyms: Gmelina parvifolia. For the possible medicinal usage of badhara, 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.

Badhara in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.

Badhara [बधारा] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Gmelina philippensis from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family having the following synonyms: Gmelina hystrix.

Badhara [বধারা] in the Bengali language, ibid. previous identification.

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

Badhara in India is the name of a plant defined with Gmelina asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bignonia discolor A. Rich., nom. illeg. (among others).

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

· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Phytologia (1975)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (1997)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Badhara, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

baḍhara (बढर).—n m A fruit, Artocarpus Bengalensis. 2 m The tree bearing it.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Badharahasya, Badharai, Badharakumdhara.

Ends with: Bimbadhara.

Full-text: Pava.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Badhara, Baḍhara; (plurals include: Badharas, Baḍharas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Ancient Science of Life

Botanical pharmacognosy of stem of Gmelina asiatica Linn < [Volume 31 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2012]

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