Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Heela in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Roxb. from the Clusiaceae (Garcinia) family having the following synonyms: Garcinia cambogia, Cambogia gemmi-gutta, Garcinia sulcata. For the possible medicinal usage of heela, 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)

Heela in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia cambogia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Garcinia cambogia Roxb., nom. illeg. (among others).

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

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1792)
· Flora Indica
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Heela, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, 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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Starts with: Heelaala.

Ends with: Saheela.

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