Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kollan-kova-kizhauna in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottl.) C.B.Clark from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Aechmandra epigaea, Bryonia epigaea, Corallocarpus gracilipes. For the possible medicinal usage of kollan-kova-kizhauna, 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)

Kollan-kova-kizhauna in India is the name of a plant defined with Corallocarpus epigaeus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bryonia epigaea Blume (among others).

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

· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)
· Rev. Zool. Afr.
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (1862)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1904)
· The Flora of British India (1879)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kollan-kova-kizhauna, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kollan, Kova.

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