Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Muskadana [मुस्कादाना] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Abelmoschus moschatus (L.) Medicus from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family having the following synonyms: Hibiscus abelmoschus. For the possible medicinal usage of muskadana, 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.

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

Muskadana in India is the name of a plant defined with Abelmoschus moschatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus chinensis Roxb., nom. nud. (among others).

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

· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· The Flora of British India (1875)
· Arabismos. (1994)
· Ueber einige kunstliche Geschlecter aus der Malven-Familie (1787)
· Syst. Bot. Monogr. (1988)

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