Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kuvva in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Maranta arundinacea L. from the Marantaceae (Arrowroot) family having the following synonyms: Maranta sylvatica. For the possible medicinal usage of kuvva, 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)

Kuvva in India is the name of a plant defined with Maranta arundinacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phrynium variegatum N.E. Brown (among others).

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

· Ann. Bot. Hort. (1875)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (2005)
· Neue Allgemeine Deutsche Garten- und Blumenzeitung (1849)
· Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin (1884)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1832)
· Journal of Food Science (2002)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kuvva, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Kuvva (कुव्व) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kurva.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kuvvalam, Kuvvat, Kuvvata, Kuvvattu.

Ends with: Cannakkuvva, Kakakuvva, Pakuvva.

Full-text: Kurva, Kuvavu.

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