Khajri: 1 definition

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

1) Khajri in India is the name of a plant defined with Chamaerops humilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phoenix humilis (L.) Cav. (among others).

2) Khajri is also identified with Phoenix sylvestris It has the synonym Elate versicolor Salisb. (etc.).

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

· Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum (1793)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Species Plantarum
· J. Investig. Allergol. Clin. Immunol. (2006)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2006)

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

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