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Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Peṭārī in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal shrub “Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Leaves”. Instructions for using the shrub named Peṭārī: An infusion of 5 g leaf powder—a teacupful 2 times a day.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Petari [पेटारी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju & Welzen from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Trewia nudiflora, Mallotus cardiophyllus, Rottlera indica. For the possible medicinal usage of petari, 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.

Petari [पेटारी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family having the following synonyms: Sida indica, Abutilon asiaticum, Abutilon arborescens.

Petari [पेटारी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Trevia nudiflora var. polycarpa Trevia nudiflora L. var. polycarpa (Benth.) Susila & N.P. Balakr. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Trevia polycarpa.

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

1) Petari in India is the name of a plant defined with Abutilon grandifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sida mollis Rich. (among others).

2) Petari is also identified with Abutilon guineense It has the synonym Abutilon indicum var. guineense (Schumach. (etc.).

3) Petari is also identified with Abutilon indicum It has the synonym Sida asiatica Thunb. (etc.).

4) Petari is also identified with Acalypha indica It has the synonym Ricinocarpus deciduus Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (1989)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)
· Journal of Palynology (1980)
· Flora of Thailand (2005)
· Euphorbiaceae.

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

pēṭārī (पेटारी).—f The name of a tree.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pēṭārī (पेटारी).—f An implement of husbandry drawn over ploughed ground to level and smooth it.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Peṭāri (ಪೆಟಾರಿ):—

1) [noun] a strong, metal or wooden box.

2) [noun] a container made of interwoven cane, strips of bamboo, etc.; a basket.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Peṭārī (पेटारी):—n. a small box made of bamboo/cane strips;

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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)

Starts with: Petarichawa, Petarige, Petarikalam, Petarikkalam, Petaritalam.

Ends with: Bhumi-petari, Ran-petari, Selamchi-petari, Vhadli petari.

Full-text: Pethari, Petarige, Pettari, Vhadli petari, Selamchi-petari, Petara, Bhumi-petari, Ran-petari.

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