Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kharota in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Streblus asper Lour. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kharota, 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)

Kharota in India is the name of a plant defined with Streblus asper in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vanieria crenata Chun (among others).

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

· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1788)
· FBI (1888)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Encycl. (1808)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kharota, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, 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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Ends with: Akharota.

Full-text: Akshadhara.

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