Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Nakkera in India is the name of a plant defined with Cordia dichotoma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Varronia sinensis Lour. (among others).

2) Nakkera is also identified with Cordia monoica It has the synonym Gerascanthus bakeri (Britten) Borhidi (etc.).

3) Nakkera is also identified with Cordia myxa It has the synonym Gerascanthus myxus (L.) Borhidi (etc.).

4) Nakkera is also identified with Cordia obliqua It has the synonym Cordia obliqua B. Heyne ex DC., nom. inval. (etc.).

5) Nakkera is also identified with Cordia wallichii It has the synonym Cordia obliqua var. wallichii (Don) C.B. Clarke (etc.).

6) Nakkera is also identified with Ximenia americana It has the synonym Heymassoli inermis Aubl. (etc.).

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

· Flora Peruviana (1799)
· The Vegetable Kingdom (1846)
· Florae Fluminensis (1829)
· Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève (1933)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1819)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Bankanakkera, Chinnanakkera, Kondanakkera, Ooranakkera, Thige nakkera, Urunakkera.

Full-text: Thige nakkera, Chinna-nakkera-chettu, Pedda-nakkera-chettu.

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