Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Galgal in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston from the Bixaceae (Annatto) family having the following synonyms: Bombax gossypium, Cochlospermum gossypium, Maximilianea gossypium. For the possible medicinal usage of galgal, 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.

Galgal [गलगल] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Citrus medica L. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Citrus bicolor, Citrus cedra, Citrus limetta, Citrus limetta.

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

Galgal in India is the name of a plant defined with Cochlospermum religiosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Wittelsbachia gossypium Mart. & Zucc., nom. illeg. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum (Martius) (1824)
· Catalogus plantarum phanerogamarum (1899)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Galgal in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Galgala, Galgalane, Galgalati, Galgali, Galgalut.

Ends with: Timgalgal.

Full-text: Jalgul.

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