Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kundru [कुन्द्रू] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Coccinia indica, Bryonia grandis, Cucurbita dioica. For the possible medicinal usage of kundru, 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) Kundru in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cephalandra indica Naudin (among others).

2) Kundru is also identified with Mimosa rubicaulis It has the synonym Mimosa octandra Roxb. (etc.).

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

· Taxon (1980)
· Numer. List (6700)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1996)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kundrū (कुंद्रू) [or कुद्रू, kudrū].—m A wild vegetable: also called kuraḍū & kuñjīra.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kundru kanta, Kundruni bhaji.

Full-text: Kundru kanta.

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No search results for Kundru, Kundrū; (plurals include: Kundrus, Kundrūs) in any book or story.