Biology (plants and animals)

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

Doddakadaga 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).

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

· Forest Fl. N.W. India (1874)
· Blumea (1978)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· The Paradisus Londinensis (1807)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Doḍḍakaḍaga (ದೊಡ್ಡಕಡಗ):—[noun] the tree Adina cordifolia of Rubiaceae family; yellow teak of Mysore.

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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)

Partial matches: Dodda, Kadaga.

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