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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kanchuvaala [ಕಂಚುವಾಳ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Bauhinia variegata L. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kanchuvaala, 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.

Kanchuvaala [ಕಂಚುವಾಳ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Bauhinia purpurea Bauhinia purpurea L. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kanchuvaala in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia purpurea 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 platyphylla Zipp. ex Spanoghe (among others).

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

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5797)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1852)
· Flora (1842)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Bile kanchuvaala, Bili kanchuvaala, Bili-kanchuvaala, Kempu kanchuvaala.

Full-text: Bili kanchuvaala, Bile kanchuvaala, Kempu kanchuvaala, Bili-kanchuvaala.

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