Biology (plants and animals)

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

Isapa in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus sabdariffa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus digitatus Cav. (among others).

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

· Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Botany Series (1999)
· Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis (1840)
· Allgemeine MedizinischPharmazeutische Flora (1857)
· Further Correspondence Respecting Disturbances, in the Native Territories adjacent to Sierra Leone. (1886)
· Journal of Agriculture & Food Chemistry (1986)
· Plantae Surinamenses (1775)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

isapa (इसप) [or ब, ba].—m (visarpikā S) An itch or scab which attacks the wrists, ankles &c. See visarpikā. 2 A large and darkly-red tick infesting cattle.

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isāpa (इसाप) [or ब, ba].—& isūpa or ba m P Commonly isapa q. v.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

isapa (इसप) [-ba, -ब].—m An itch or scab which attacks the wrists, &c.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Īsāpā (ஈஸாபா) [isāpā] noun < Arabic izāfah. Additional charge imposed; அதிகவரி. [athigavari.] (R. T.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Isapa funfun, Isapa iseku, Isapagala, Isapagalavittulu, Isapagola, Isapakulvittu, Isaparathige, Isaparatige, Isapata.

Ends with: Abhisapa, Atishapa, Hidishapa, Maquisapa, Mithyabhishapa, Niya-nisapa, Olaisapa, Parishapa, Pisapa, Pratishapa, Rishishapa, Sadhvishapa, Sarisapa, Satishapa, Shishapa, Vishapa, Yoginishapa.

Full-text: Isapa funfun, Isapa iseku, Vencavi, Isapagola, Vincavi.

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