Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Odani [ओडनी] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Sterculia villosa from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family. For the possible medicinal usage of odani, 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)

Odani in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Piptadeniastrum africanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piptadenia africana Hook.f..

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

· Journal of Botany (1840)
· Niger Flora (1849)
· Afr. J. Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines (2007)
· Fitoterapia (1999)
· African Study Monographs (2002)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Odanī (ओदनी):—[from odana > odatī] f. Sida Cordifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Odanidu, Odanika, Odanike, Odanir, Odaniy, Odaniya, Odaniyati, Otani.

Ends with (+9): Ankamodani, Anumodani, Aparagodani, Bhadrodani, Bodani, Bodhisattvasamcodani, Codani, Cotani, Godani, Jhodani, Jodani, Khodani, Mahdani, Marodani, Modani, Okodani, Okotani, Otani, Payaphodani, Phodani.

Full-text: Mahdani, Bhadrodani, Nempu.

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