Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Pakhanabheda in India is the name of a plant defined with Bergenia ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saxifraga ciliata Royle (among others).

2) Pakhanabheda is also identified with Bergenia pacumbis It has the synonym Saxifraga ligulata var. minor Wall. ex Ser. (etc.).

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

· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1891)
· Kew Bulletin (1966)
· Ethnobotany (2002)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
· Fitoterapia (1994)
· Rev. Saxifr. Suppl. (1831)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pakhāṇabhēda (पखाणभेद).—m (Vulgar corruption of pāṣāṇabhēda. q. v.) A plant.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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