In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Kārale in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal climber “Momordica charantia Linn.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Fruits”. Instructions for using the climber named Kārale: The fruits are eaten as vegetables purposely in alleviating typhoid or dengue fever.

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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)

Karale in Sudan is the name of a plant defined with Tamarindus indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tamarindus occidentalis Gaertn. (among others).

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

· Boll. Ort. Bot. Palermo (1908)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1997)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Botanical Magazine (4563)

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

Karaḷe (ಕರಳೆ):—[noun] = ಕರಳಿ [karali]2.

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Karāḷe (ಕರಾಳೆ):—

1) [noun] a dreadful, highly unpleasant woman.

2) [noun] a ruthless, brutal woman.

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Kāraḷe (ಕಾರಳೆ):—[noun] = ಕಾರಣೆ [karane]1.

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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: Karalegolisu, Karaleka, Karalekam, Karalem, Karalesu.

Ends with: Kolakarale.

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