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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Gourd in English is the name of a plant defined with Lagenaria siceraria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne (among others).
2) Gourd is also identified with Trichosanthes lepiniana It has the synonym Involucraria lepiniana Naudin (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1995)
· Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili (1782)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1825)
· Florula belgica (1827)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1892)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1881)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gourd, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gourd string, Gourd tree.
Ends with (+8): Ash gourd, Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd, Calabash gourd, Chinese fuzzy gourd, Club gourd, Cochinchina gourd, Common bottle gourd, Ethiopian sour gourd, Fluted gourd, Indian wild gourd, Ivy gourd, Ivy-fruited gourd, Leprosy gourd, Mongolian snake gourd, Red gourd, Scarlet gourd, Scarletfruited gourd, Serpent gourd, Small bitter gourd.
Full-text (+699): Alabu, Tumba, Kushmanda, Tumbi, Katutumbi, Kumbhatumbi, Ugrakanda, Suphala, Karkaru, Bimba, Kushmandaka, Arevire, Petha, Patola, Karela, Kirikumbala, Gramyakarkkati, Karavella, Tiktika, Kashiphala.
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Search found 93 books and stories containing Gourd; (plurals include: Gourds). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Part 18 - Eastern New Guinea < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Part 20 - Tikopia Island < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Vetāla 9: Anaṅgarati and her Four Suitors < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.27 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
Verse 2.28.37 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Introduction to chapter 28 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter IX - Practical surgical instructions
Chapter XIII - Usage of leeches
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 10 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 19 - Purificatory Acts for Other Sins < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Chapter 94 - Restraints during the Kārtika Vow < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 21 - Restrictions While Observing the Kārtika Vow < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.6.29 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas’ Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇī is Kidnapped]
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