Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Gajuga in India is the name of a plant defined with Caesalpinia bonduc in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Guilandina grisebachiana (Kuntze) Krug & Urban ex Duss (among others).

2) Gajuga is also identified with Caesalpinia crista It has the synonym Genista scandens Lour. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica (1832)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1974)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1762)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gajuga (ಗಜುಗ):—[noun] = ಗಜ್ಜುಗ [gajjuga].

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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)

Starts with: Gajugara.

Ends with: Jagajuga, Jugajuga, Oddigajuga, Uddigajuga.

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