Maddarasa: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Maddarasa [ಮದ್ದರಸ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Ervatamia heyneana, Tabernaemontana heyneana. For the possible medicinal usage of maddarasa, 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.

Maddarasa [ಮದ್ದರಸ] in the Tulu language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Maddarasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Tabernaemontana alternifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ervatamia heyneana (Wall.) T. Cooke (among others).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Observationes Botanicae Descript. Pl. Nov. Herb. Van Heurckiani (1871)
· Planta Medica (2001)
· Taxon (2000)
· Edwards's Botanical Register, or Flower Garden and Shrubbery
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

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

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