Kharan: 1 definition

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Kharan 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) Kharan in India is the name of a plant defined with Catunaregam spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Randia tomentosa Wight & Arn. (among others).

2) Kharan is also identified with Randia spinosa It has the synonym Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. (etc.).

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

· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1983)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique (1812)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1986)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1958)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)

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