Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kesaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Delonix elata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Delonix elata Gamble (among others).

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

· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1919)
· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)

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

Kēsāraka (ಕೇಸಾರಕ):—[noun] the plant Dendrophthoe falcata of Loranthus longiflorus of Loranthaceae family.

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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.

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Starts with: Kesarakallu.

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Vrikshayurveda (and environmental philosophy) (by Beenapani Mishra)

2. Summary of the Vrikshayurveda of Surapala < [Chapter 3 - Texts on Vrikshayurveda]

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