Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tikativva in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Chloris digitata, Digitaria elongata, Chloris medinipurensis. For the possible medicinal usage of tikativva, 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) Tikativva in India is the name of a plant defined with Entada gigas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera scandens Vieill. (among others).

2) Tikativva is also identified with Enteropogon dolichostachyus It has the synonym Chloris incompleta Roth ex Roem. & Schult. (etc.).

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

· Flora of Jamaica containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island (1920)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1817)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1959)
· Fl. Jamaic. (Linnaeus) (1759)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)

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

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