Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Parnabija [पर्णबीजा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Kalanchoe integra (Medik.) Kuntze from the Crassulaceae (Sedum) family having the following synonyms: Kalanchoe spathulata, Kalanchoe yunnanensis. For the possible medicinal usage of parnabija, 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.

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

1) Parnabija in India is the name of a plant defined with Bryophyllum pinnatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crassuvia floripendia Commers. ex Hiern (among others).

2) Parnabija is also identified with Kalanchoe laciniata It has the synonym Cotyledon spathulata (DC.) Poir. (etc.).

3) Parnabija is also identified with Kalanchoe pinnata It has the synonym Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb. (etc.).

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

· Fieldiana, Botany (1946)
· Plantarum historia succulentarum (1802)
· Cact. Succ. J. (2002)
· Illustration de la Flore d’Égypte (1887)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique (1811)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

parṇabīja (पर्णबीज).—n (S Of which the leaf is the seed.) A plant; also called cukācākavata. The leaves take root and shoot up.

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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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