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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kallilavu in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Bombax insigne Wall. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family having the following synonyms: Salmalia insignis . For the possible medicinal usage of kallilavu, 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)

Kallilavu in India is the name of a plant defined with Pachira glabra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carolinea macrocarpa Schltdl. & Cham. (among others).

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

· Rendic. Acc. Nap. (1868)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1890)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (Wallich) (1830)
· Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) (1842)
· Hist. Pl. Guiane (1775)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1963)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kallilavu, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.

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