Karkala, Karkalā: 4 definitions
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Karkala means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKarkala [ಕರ್ಕಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Grewia flavescens Juss. from the Tiliaceae (Phalsa) family. For the possible medicinal usage of karkala, 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)Karkala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ziziphus trinervia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ziziphus trinervia Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Encycl. (1813)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karkala, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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 corpusKarkala (ಕರ್ಕಲ):—[noun] the plant Grewia flavescens (= G. G. pilosa) of Tiliaceae family.
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Karkaḷa (ಕರ್ಕಳ):—[noun] a white horse.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKarkalā (कर्कला):—n. Bot. pl. of कर्कलो [karkalo]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Karkalai, Karkalam, Karkalaseya, Karkalasya.
Ends with: Akarkala.
Full-text: Pitavam, Nirampu, Matanki, Mulavu, Patankam, Cevvi, Malku, Patalam.
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