Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vana-sampige [ವನಸಂಪಿಗೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Bauhinia tomentosa Bauhinia tomentosa L. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vana-sampige, 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) Vanasampige in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia acuminata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alvesia tomentosa (L.) Britton & Rose (among others).

2) Vanasampige is also identified with Bauhinia racemosa It has the synonym Piliostigma racemosum (Lam.) Benth. (etc.).

3) Vanasampige is also identified with Bauhinia tomentosa It has the synonym Alvesia bauhinioides Welw. (etc.).

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

· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5790)
· Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
· Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res.
· Botanical Magazine (5560)
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1852)
· Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2004)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanasampige, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

context information

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

Vanasaṃpige (ವನಸಂಪಿಗೆ):—

1) [noun] the tree Plumeria rubra ( = P. acuminata, = P. acutifolia) of Apocynaceae family.

2) [noun] its large, fragrant flower.

3) [noun] the tree Bauhinia tomentosa of Caesalpaniaceae family.

4) [noun] its flower.

5) [noun] another tree Bauhinia racemosa of the same family.

6) [noun] the tree Cananga odorota of Annonaceae family.

context information

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: Vana, Sampige.

Full-text: Vana sampige, Vanasampage.

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