Citrak: 1 definition
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Citrak means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Citrak in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens Boiss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1979)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Fontqueria (1987)
· FBI (1882)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Citrak, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+47): Citraka, Citrakadi, Citrakagula, Citrakah, Citrakah-rakta, Citrakah-sveta, Citrakakalpa, Citrakala, Citrakalata, Citrakale, Citrakali, Citrakambala, Citrakanaka, Citrakandali, Citrakantaka, Citrakantha, Citrakara, Citrakarah, Citrakaraka, Citrakaranyasana.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 99 - The Celestial Architect Builds Dvaraka < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]