Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bandaru in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bandaru, 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.

Bandaru in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Bandaru in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).

2) Bandaru is also identified with Hymenodictyon orixense It has the synonym Cinchona thyrsiflora Roxb., nom. nud. (etc.).

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1799)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Bot. Descr. Swietenia (1793)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fam. Pl. (Adanson) (1763)

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

Baṃdaru (ಬಂದರು):—

1) [noun] a place where ships load or unload; a port.

2) [noun] a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.

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)

Full-text: Bandaru-chettu.

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