Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Niru-kanigalu in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Persicaria glabra (Willd.) M.Gómez from the Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) family having the following synonyms: Polygonum glabrum. For the possible medicinal usage of niru-kanigalu, 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.

Niru-kanigalu [ನೀರುಕಣಿಗಲು] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Homonoia riparia Lour. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Adelia neriifolia.

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

Nirukanigalu in India is the name of a plant defined with Polygonum glabrum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Persicaria densiflora (Meisn.) Moldenke (among others).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1978)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)

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

Nīrukaṇigalu (ನೀರುಕಣಿಗಲು):—

1) [noun] the plant Polygonum glabrum of Polygonaceae family.

2) [noun] its flower.

3) [noun] the middle-sized, evergreen tree Barringtonia acutangula of Lecythidaceae family, the wood of which is used in making boats.

4) [noun] the plant Homonoia riparia of Euphorbiaceae family; willow-leaved water croton.

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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)

Partial matches: Niru.

Full-text: Niruganigalu, Niruganigil, Nirukanigile, Niruganigilu.

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