Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karagil [ಕಾರಗಿಲು, ಕಾರಗಿಲ್] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. from the Thymelaeaceae (Daphne) family having the following synonyms: Aquilaria moluccensis, Aquilaria secundaria, Aquilaria agallochum. For the possible medicinal usage of karagil, 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.

Karagil [ಕಾರಗಿಲ್] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Aglaia lawii (Wight) C.J.Saldanha from the Meliaceae (Neem) family having the following synonyms: Aglaia tetrapetala, Aglaia sclerocarpa, Aglaia racemosa.

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

Karagil in India is the name of a plant defined with Aphanamixis polystachya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amoora grandifolia (Blume) Walp. (among others).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. (Walpers) (1842)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Fitoterapia (2003)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1955)
· Indian Forester (1931)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāragil (ಕಾರಗಿಲ್):—

1) [noun] the tree Aquilaria agallocha of Thymelaeaceae family.

2) [noun] its wood.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Karagildul, Karagilu, Karakil.

Ends with: Karakil.

Full-text: Karagilu.

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