Mainphala, Maiṅphala: 2 definitions

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Mainphala means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra (history)

Mainphala refers to a “small apple-like fruit” which is tied to the wrist of the bride and groom in Gujarātī weddings. This is the madana of the text. Maiṅphala is the Randia dumetorum.—(cf. ‘The Commercial Products of India’ (Watt), Dict. Vol. VI, Part I, p. 391. The Marāṭhas use turmeric.)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mainphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Meyna laxiflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vangueria spinosa Roxb..

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

· Fl. Indo-Chine (1924)
· Flora of the British India (1880)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. (1877)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)

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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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