Biology (plants and animals)

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

Narkata in Mali is the name of a plant defined with Digitaria horizontalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum sanguinale subsp. horizontale (Willd.) Hack. (among others).

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

· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1898)
· Symbolae Antillarum (1920)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1817)
· The Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez (1940)
· Primitiae Florae Essequeboensis … (1818)
· Monograph of the Genus Digitaria (1950)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Narkata, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Narkaṭa (नर्कट):—(nm) see [narakaṭa].

context information

...

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Narkaṭa (नर्कट):—n. Bot. common reed grass;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Thulo-narkata.

Relevant text

No search results for Narkata, Narkaṭa; (plurals include: Narkatas, Narkaṭas) in any book or story.