Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kakavalli in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Entada rheedei Entada rheedii Spreng. from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Entada rheedii, Entada pursaetha. For the possible medicinal usage of kakavalli, 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)

Kakavalli in India is the name of a plant defined with Toona ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cedrela yunnanensis C. DC. (among others).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Monographicae (1846)
· Austral. Syst. Bot. Soc. Newsl. (1992)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1858)
· Flora Yunnanica (1977)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1878)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kakavaliya.

Ends with: Parin-kakavalli.

Full-text: Parin-kakavalli.

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