Ikali, Ikaḷī, Ikalī: 4 definitions

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Ikali means something in Marathi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ikali [इकळी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. from the Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum) family. For the possible medicinal usage of ikali, 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)

1) Ikali in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aristolochia lanceolata Wight.

2) Ikali is also identified with Cassia fistula It has the synonym Cathartocarpus excelsus G. Don (etc.).

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

· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1805)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1982)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1993)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1823)
· Histoire Naturelle et Médicale des Casses (1816)
· Current Science (1978)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ikali, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ikaḷī (इकळी) [or इकळूत, ikaḷūta].—f (Vulgar.) Nausea. v .

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ikali (இகலி) noun Indian birthwort. See பெருமருந்து. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [perumarunthu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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