Mulala, Muḷāla: 3 definitions

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Mulala means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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)

1) Mulala in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Hyphaene petersiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chamaeriphes ventricosa (Kirk) Kuntze (among others).

2) Mulala is also identified with Hyphaene coriacea It has the synonym Chamaeriphes shatan (Bojer ex Dammer) Kuntze (etc.).

3) Mulala in Tanzania is also identified with Hyphaene compressa It has the synonym Hyphaene multiformis subsp. rovumensis Becc. (etc.).

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

· Hist. Pl. (Baillon) (1895)
· Trab. Centro Bot. Junta Invest. Ultramar (1967)
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Historia Naturalis Palmarum (1845)
· Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) (1878)
· Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. (1903)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mulala, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

muḷāla : (nt.) lotus root.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Muḷāla, & Muḷālī (f.) (cp. Vedic mulālin. Zimmer, Altind Leben 70 mentions Bisa, Śāluka & Mulālin as edible roots of lotus kinds.—Geiger, P. Gr. 12 & 43 puts muḷāla =Sk. mṛṇāla) the stalk of the lotus: muḷālī Vin. I, 215 (bhisa+); muḷāli J. VI, 530 (=muḷālaka C.); muḷālikā Vin. I, 215 (bhisa+); bhisa-muḷālaṃ (nt.) (collective cpd.) fibre & stalks Vin. II, 201=S. II, 269; IV, 94; V, 39; Vism. 361; VbhA. 66.—muḷāli-puppha a lotus Th. 1, 1089. (Page 539)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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