Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karupala in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Putranjiva roxburghii from the Putranjivaceae (Puranjiva) family having the following synonyms: Drypetes roxburghii, Nageia putranjiva. For the possible medicinal usage of karupala, 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)

Karupala in India is the name of a plant defined with Putranjiva roxburghii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Drypetes timorensis (Blume) Pax & Hoffmann (among others).

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

· Prodr. (1866)
· Mus. Bot. (1856)
· Linnaea (1841)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1922)
· Kew Bulletin (1975)
· Tent. Fl. Nap. (1826)

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

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