Ambiguity: Although Sarkana has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Sarakana.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sarkana in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum bengalense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Erianthus sara (Roxb.) Rumke (among others).

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

· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (2003)
· Indian Forester (1954)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien (1855)
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
· Archief voor de Suikerindustrie in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië (1934)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sarkana in Hindi refers in English to:—(v) to slip; to slide; to creep..—sarkana (सरकना) is alternatively transliterated as Sarakanā.

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Ends with: Kasarkana.

Full-text: Sarakana.

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