Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ghunghunia [घुनघुनिया] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Crotalaria retusa L. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family. For the possible medicinal usage of ghunghunia, 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)

Ghunghunia in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria nana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crotalaria umbellata Wight & Arn. (among others).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1991)
· Taxon (1979)
· Flora Indica (1768)

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