Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bahuvaraka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cordia obliqua Willd. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Cordia grandis, Cordia myxa, Cordia tremula. For the possible medicinal usage of bahuvaraka, 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.

Bahuvaraka [बहुवारक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Cailliea glomerata, Dichrostachys glomerata, Mimosa cinerea.

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

1) Bahuvaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Cordia obliqua in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Varronia obliqua Ruiz & Pav. (among others).

2) Bahuvaraka is also identified with Cordia rothii.

3) Bahuvaraka is also identified with Cordia wallichii It has the synonym Cordia tomentosa Wall., nom. illeg. (etc.).

4) Bahuvaraka is also identified with Dichrostachys cinerea It has the synonym Desmanthus nutans (Pers.) DC. (etc.).

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

· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1819)
· Systema Naturae
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1973)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1806)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1838)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1948)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahuvāraka (बहुवारक).—Cordia Myxa (Mar. bhokara).

Derivable forms: bahuvārakaḥ (बहुवारकः).

Bahuvāraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and vāraka (वारक). See also (synonyms): bahuvāra, bahīvāra, bahīvāraka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuvāraka (बहुवारक):—[=bahu-vāraka] [from bahu > bah] m. Cordia Myxa, [Bhāvaprakāśa] (ka-phala n. its fruit, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti])

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bahuvāraka (ಬಹುವಾರಕ):—

1) [noun] the tree Cordia dichotoma ( = C. myxa) of Boraginaceae family.

2) [noun] its fruit.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Varaka, Bahu.

Starts with: Bahuvarakaphala.

Full-text: Bahuvara, Bahuvarakaphala, Uddala, Bahivaraka, Bahivara.

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