Cantanakarani, Cantāṉakaraṇi: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Cantanakarani in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Cantanakarani in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aristolochia lanceolata Wight.

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

· Current Science (1978)
· Contraception. (1979)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Environmental Biology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Fitoterapia (2002)

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

[«previous next»] — Cantanakarani in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cantāṉakaraṇi (சந்தானகரணி) [cantāṉa-karaṇi] noun < sandhāna-karaṇī.

1. Medicament which reunites and heals limbs cut off or broken; அற்ற உறுப் பைப் பொருத்தும் மருந்து. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [arra urup paip poruthum marunthu. (pingalagandu)]

2. South Indian mahua. See இலுப்பை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [iluppai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Bermuda grass. See அறுகு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [arugu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

4. Indian birthwort. See பெருமருந்து. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [perumarunthu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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