Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pulinjakka in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Artocarpus lakoocha, Artocarpus ficifolius. For the possible medicinal usage of pulinjakka, 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) Pulinjakka in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus lakoocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus ficifolius W.T. Wang (among others).

2) Pulinjakka is also identified with Garcinia morella It has the synonym Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr. (etc.).

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

· Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (1937)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Taxon (1977)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Mem. Wern. Soc. (1826)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1957)

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

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