Itana, Itanā: 2 definitions

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Itana means something in Hindi, biology. 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Itana in Sri Lanka is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sorghum contortum (L.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Synopseos Plantarum (1807)
· Flore de France, ed. 3 (1805)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (1904)
· Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. (1968)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Itana, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Itanā (इतना):—(a) this much, so much; —[burā nahīṃ jitanā kahate haiṃ] the devil is not so black as he is painted; —[sā muṃha raha jānā] to feel small —[itane meṃ] in the meantime, in the meanwhile.

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