Kodukkappuli: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kodukkappuli [கொடுக்காப்புளி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. from the Mimosaceae (touch-me-not) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kodukkappuli, 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)

1) Kodukkappuli in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia gummi-gutta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cambogia gummigutta L. (among others).

2) Kodukkappuli is also identified with Pithecellobium dulce It has the synonym Inga pungens Willd. (etc.).

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

· Dispositio vegetabilium methodica a staminum numero desumta (1790)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci.. (1979)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Species Plantarum.
· Bulletin de l’Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles (1843)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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