Zagda-zagadi: 1 definition

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Zagda-zagadi in India is the name of a plant defined with Gloriosa superba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Methonica virescens Kunth (among others).

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

· Naturw. Reise Mossambique (1864)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Current Science (1981)
· Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (1853)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1992)
· Annales Botanices Systematicae (Walpers) (1852)

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

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