Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sugandhavaci in India is the name of a plant defined with Alpinia galanga in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zingiber medium Stokes (among others).

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

· Flora of the Southeastern United States (1913)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1899)
· Guihaia (1984)
· Species Plantarum. (1797)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sugaṃdhavāci (ಸುಗಂಧವಾಚಿ):—[noun] the plant Alpinia galangas of Zingiberaceae family, whose dried rhizomes yield aromatic substances used in medicines; grand galangal.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sugandha, Vaci.

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