Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Thodali in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Ziziphus rugosa Lam. from the Rhamnaceae (Ber) family having the following synonyms: Zizyphus rugosa, Ziziphus glabra. For the possible medicinal usage of thodali, 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) Thodali in India is the name of a plant defined with Ziziphus oenoplia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhamnus oenopolia L. (among others).

2) Thodali is also identified with Ziziphus rugosa It has the synonym Ziziphus latifolia Blanco (etc.).

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

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. (2001)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (1762)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Thodali, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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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Ends with: Cheruthodali, Malamthodali.

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