Raktacandan: 1 definition

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

Raktacandan in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus santalinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lingoum santalinum (L.f.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5842)
· Pharmaceutical Biology (2007)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Publications of the Bureau of Science Government Laboratories (1904)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktacandan, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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.

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