Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Doka in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Arundo donax L. from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Donax arundinaceus, Donax sativa, Arundo bengalensis. For the possible medicinal usage of doka, 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) Doka in India is the name of a plant defined with Arundo donax in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aira bengalensis (Retz.) J.F. Gmel. (among others).

2) Doka is also identified with Lannea coromandelica It has the synonym Calesium grande Kuntze (etc.).

3) Doka in Nigeria is also identified with Isoberlinia doka It has the synonym Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalziel (etc.).

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

· Flora des Nordostdeutschen Flachlandes (1898)
· Natuurlijke Historie (1774)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica (1941)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (6697)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ḍōkā (डोका).—m A contemptuous term for the leg.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍōkā (ಡೋಕಾ):—

1) [noun] deep trouble or misery.

2) [noun] the use of false representations to gain an unjust advantage; a dishonest artifice or trick; criminal deception.

context information

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)

Starts with: Doka-ghas, Dokada, Dokala, Dokam-balm, Dokambe, Dokana, Dokanadara, Dokanadari, Dokara, Dokarbel, Dokari, Dokariga, Dokaritana, Dokasi, Dokavanem, Tokar, Tokarkotu, Tokarvitu.

Ends with: Bakar-doka, Bodoka, Brahmanadoka, Dandoka, Dokodoka, Edoka, Hirdoka, Isoberlinia doka, Keradoka, Kihondoka, Kunabidoka, Mandoka, Mhondoka, Msondoka, Ndoka, Ngadoka, Nogondoka, Shudradoka.

Full-text: Bakar-doka, Chio, Ciinge, Kalsaka, Tagba, Cho, Baborochi, Mkovol, Ta cige, Sio, Isoberlinia doka, Sho, Donka, Doka-ghas.

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