Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Meradu in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Polygala telephioides Willd. from the Polygalaceae (Milkwort) family. For the possible medicinal usage of meradu, 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.

Meradu in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Meradu in India is the name of a plant defined with Polygala arvensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Polygala arvensis Roxb. (among others).

2) Meradu is also identified with Polygala chinensis.

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

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Numer. List (4172)
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1893)

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