In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nelagadale [ನೆಲಗಡಲೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Arachis hypogaea L. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Lathyrus esquirolii, Arachis hypogaea var. hypogaea. For the possible medicinal usage of nelagadale, 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.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Nelagadale in India is the name of a plant defined with Arachis hypogaea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arachis nambyquarae Hoehne) (The Nambiquara tribe, also spelled Nambikwara, reside in the southwestern part of the Brazilian Amazon. (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Genome (1987)
· Cytologia (1986)
· Hum. Pathol.
· The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (1996)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nelagaḍale (ನೆಲಗಡಲೆ):—

1) [noun] the spreading annual vine Arachis hypogea of Papilionaceae family with yellow flowers and brittle pods ripening underground and containing one to three edible seeds.

2) [noun] its edible pod; peanut; groundnut.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nelagadale kaayi.

Full-text: Nelakadale, Nelagadale kaayi.

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