Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bagani [ಬಗನಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Caryota urens Caryota urens L. from the Arecaceae (Palm) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bagani, 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) Bagani in Burkina Faso is the name of a plant defined with Jatropha curcas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinus americanus Mill. (among others).

2) Bagani in India is also identified with Caryota urens It has the synonym Caryota urens Blanco (etc.).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Taxon (1992)
· Species Plantarum
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bagani, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

context information

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

Bagani (ಬಗನಿ):—

1) [noun] the evergreen palm tree Caryota urens of Arecaceae family, the sheeth of the leaves of which yields long, strong fibres; elephant’s palm.

2) [noun] a kind of creeper, that is used to bind.

context information

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: Bagani mara.

Full-text: Bagini, Bagani mara, Bagane, Baguni.

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