Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kakodumbar [काकोडुम्बरः, काकोदुम्बर:] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus hispida L. fil. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Ficus oppositifolia, Ficus compressa, Covellia hispida. For the possible medicinal usage of kakodumbar, 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)

Kakodumbar in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus carica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus carica L. subsp. rupestris (Boiss.) Browicz (among others).

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

· Taxon (1981)
· Journal of Plant Research (1995)
· Flora of Iran (1982)
· Enumeratio Plantarum (1805)
· Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore de Bas- et du MoyenCongo (1904)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1911)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kakodumbar, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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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Starts with: Kakodumbara, Kakodumbare, Kakodumbari, Kakodumbarika, Kakodumbarike.

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