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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Chitli [ಚಿಟ್ಲಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ardisia solanacea (Poir.) Roxb. from the Myrsinaceae (Myrsine) family having the following synonyms: Ardisia elliptica, Ardisia humilis. For the possible medicinal usage of chitli, 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)

Chitli in India is the name of a plant defined with Ardisia solanacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Icacorea solanacea Britton (among others).

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

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1806)
· Flora of Bermuda (1918)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Nova Flora Japonica (1943)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

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