Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Juvvi in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus virens from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Ficus infectoria. For the possible medicinal usage of juvvi, 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) Juvvi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus amplissima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma pseudobenjamineum Miq. (among others).

2) Juvvi is also identified with Ficus benjamina It has the synonym Urostigma haematocarpum (Blume ex Decaisne) Miquel) (The name probably refers to the supposed relation of the plant to the source of a resin or benzoin procured from the Orient in antiquity, or the specific epithet from banyan, Sanskrit banij. (etc.).

3) Juvvi is also identified with Ficus infectoria.

4) Juvvi is also identified with Ficus lacor.

5) Juvvi is also identified with Ficus maxima It has the synonym Pharmacosycea rigida Miq. (etc.).

6) Juvvi is also identified with Ficus microcarpa It has the synonym Urostigma microcarpum (L.f.) Miq. (etc.).

7) Juvvi is also identified with Ficus tsiela It has the synonym Ficus tsiela Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham..

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

· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Botany (1883)
· Nova Genera, quae super nonnullis Fici speciebus struebat (1844)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1927)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Juvvi (ಜುವ್ವಿ):—[noun] the fig tree Ficus virens (= F. infectoria) of Moraceae 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)

Starts with: Juvvi mara, Juvvimara.

Ends with (+5): Badijuvvi, Banda juvvi, Billa juvvi, Billajuvvi, Erra-juvvi, Errajuvvi, Kalijuvvi, Konda juvvi, Kondajuvvi, Kondakalajuvvi, Kudurujuvvi, Kuvvu juvvi, Pedda juvvi, Peddajuvvi, Pitta juvvi, Pitta-juvvi, Pittajuvvi, Puthrajuvvi, Putrajuvvi, Tellajuvvi.

Full-text: Pedda juvvi, Pitta juvvi, Billa juvvi, Yerra juvvi, Kuvvu juvvi, Konda juvvi, Juvvi mara, Banda juvvi, Erra-juvvi, Pitta-juvvi.

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