Madula, Māḍūḷa, Māḍūla: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Madula means something in Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Madula in India is the name of a plant defined with Jatropha curcas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Castiglionia lobata Ruiz & Pav. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1984)
· Kurkas (1763)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1945)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)
· Cat. Horti Vindob. (1842)
· Euphorb. Surinam: (1931)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madula, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 Dictionarymāḍūḷa (माडूळ) [or माढूळ, māḍhūḷa].—n A species of snake, Amphisbæna. 2 A worm with two heads or mouths.
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: Madulai, Madulam, Madulangam, Matula, Matulai, Matulam, Matulan, Matulani, Matulankam.
Ends with: Bangalimadula, Damadula, Matula.
Full-text: Matula.
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Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 214 - The Horikadaya Story < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
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Estimating nicotine content in bidis and cigarettes via titration. < [2018: Volume 7, March special issue 6]
Vegetable Drugs in Basavarajeeyam < [Volume 20 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2001]
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)