Chitrika: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Chitrika means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Chitrika has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Citrika. It further has the optional forms Chitrikā.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Chitrika in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Protium serratum (Wall. ex Colebr.) Engl. from the Burseraceae (Torchwood) family having the following synonyms: Bursera serrata. For the possible medicinal usage of chitrika, 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)

1) Chitrika in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago capensis Willd. (among others).

2) Chitrika is also identified with Protium serratum It has the synonym Bursera serrata Wall. ex Colebr..

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

· Taxon (1980)
· Flora de Veracruz (1997)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1883)
· Catalogo del Real Orto Botanico di Napoli (1867)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)

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