Bankanakkera: 2 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsBankanakkera in the Telugu 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 bankanakkera, 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.
Bankanakkera in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Cordia dichotoma G. Forster from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Cordia indica, Cordia ixiocarpa, Cordia domestica.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Bankanakkera in India is the name of a plant defined with Cordia dichotoma 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 sinensis Lour. (among others).
2) Bankanakkera is also identified with Cordia myxa It has the synonym Gerascanthus myxus (L.) Borhidi (etc.).
3) Bankanakkera is also identified with Cordia obliqua It has the synonym Cordia curassavica Roem. & Schult. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytographia (1794)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts (1756)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1818)
· Acta Bot. Hung. (1988)
· Taxon (1992)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bankanakkera, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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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