Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nadena in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cissus adnata Roxb. from the Vitaceae (Grape) family having the following synonyms: Vitis adnata, Cissus compressa, Cissus compressa. For the possible medicinal usage of nadena, 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.

Nadena in the Marathi language, ibid. previous identification.

Nadena in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. from the Vitaceae (Grape) family.

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

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

2) Nadena is also identified with Cissus adnata It has the synonym Cissus adnata Roxb. ex Wall., nom. nud. (etc.).

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)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Wall. Cat. (5998)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1972)
· Vigne Américaine et la Viticulture en Europe (1884)
· Pharmaceutical Biology (1993)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Nadena, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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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Ends with: Lenadena, Lenatena.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 2.21.5 < [Chapter 21 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]

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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)

1. The rivers in the Āraṇyakas < [Chapter 4 - The Rivers in the Āraṇyaka and Upaniṣadic Literature]

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