Madhunashini: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Madhunashini [મધુનાશિની] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias geminata, Gymnema humile, Gymnema parvifolium. For the possible medicinal usage of madhunashini, 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.

Madhunashini [ಮಧುನಾಶಿನಿ] in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.

Madhunashini [मधुनाशिनी] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

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

Madhunashini in India is the name of a plant defined with Gymnema sylvestre in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynanchum subvolubile Schumach. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris (1802)
· Memoirs of the
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)

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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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