Karela, Kar膿l膩, Karel膩: 6 definitions

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Karela means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u

Karel膩 or Karel墨 in the Hindi language is another name for 碍腻谤补惫补濒濒墨, a medicinal plant identified with Momordica charantia (bitter melon or bitter gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or 鈥済ourd family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.124-125 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The third chapter (驳耻岣嵟玞测腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book contains climbers and creepers (惫墨谤耻诲丑). Other than the Hindi word Karel膩, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which eight are in Sanskrit.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karela [唳曕唰班唳侧] in the Assamese language is the name of a plant identified with Momordica charantia L. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Momordica muricata, Momordica zeylanica, Momordica charantia var. muricata. For the possible medicinal usage of karela, 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.

Karela [啶曕ぐ啷囙げ啶綸 in the Hindi language, ibid. previous identification.

Karela [啶曕ぐ啷囙げ啶綸 in the Nepali language, ibid. previous identification.

Karela [讴乇賷賱丕] in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Karela in India is the name of a plant defined with Momordica charantia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sicyos fauriei H. L茅v. (among others).

2) Karela is also identified with Momordica dioica It has the synonym Momordica dioica Wall..

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

· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1993)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1966)
· Tribuna Farmac锚utica. (1939)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1978)
· Revista Brasil. Genet. (1982)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1958)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kar膿l膩 (啶曕ぐ啷囙げ啶�).鈥攎 A weapon of the gymnasium. A large kind of mugadala used with both hands.

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k膩r膿岣穉 (啶曕ぞ啶班啶�).鈥攎 办腻谤脓岣纺乼墨岣穉 m 办腻谤脓岣纺� m 办腻谤脓岣纺抚箖 n See 办腻谤补岣纺乼墨岣穉.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Karel膩 (啶曕ぐ啷囙げ啶�):鈥�(nm) bitter gourd—Momordica charantia; —[aura n墨ma ca岣峢膩] a bad man in a bad company; hence [办补谤别濒墨] (diminutive, nf).

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Karel膩 (啶曕ぐ啷囙げ啶�):鈥攏. Bot. bitter gourds;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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