Alternative spellings of this word include Kachnar.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kacanara in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia alba hort. (among others).

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

· Listados Floristicos de Mexico (1983)
· Reinwardtia (1956)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Yakugaku Zasshi
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1975)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kacanara, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, 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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kacanāra (कचनार) [Also spelled kachnar]:—(nm) the tree Bauhinia variegata (its buds are used as vegetable and its flowers in medical prescriptions); —[kī kalī] a bud of [kacanāra].

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