Biology (plants and animals)

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

Takila in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Andrographis paniculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Justicia paniculata N.L. Burman (among others).

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

· Cytologia (1988)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Ethnobotanical Leaflets (2008)
· Cytologia (1983)
· Natural Product Research (2005)
· Index Linn. Herb. (1912)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Takila (तकिल).—a. Fraudulent, crafty, rogue.

-lā A medicament, drug.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Takila (तकिल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Fraudulent, crafty, a rogue or cheat. f.

(-lā) A medicament, a drug tak to deride, affix ilac.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Takila (तकिल):—mfn. fraudulent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Takilā (तकिला):—[from takila] f. ‘a drug (auṣadha)’ or ‘Name of a herb (oṣadhi)’ [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Takila (तकिल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Fraudulent, crafty. f. A medicament.

[Sanskrit to German]

Takila in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Takilan, Takilayam.

Ends with: Bhritakila, Catakila, Chatakila, Dantakila, Kantakila, Kittakila, Kliptakila, Klriptakila, Matakila, Mustakila, Nakkhattakila, Parvatakila, Patakila, Pattakila, Phatakila, Pitakila, Ratakila, Vetakila.

Full-text: Chha.

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