Biology (plants and animals)

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

Phuga in India is the name of a plant defined with Cardiospermum halicacabum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardiospermum corindum fo. molle (Kunth) Radlk. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Linnaea (1844)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1821)
· Ueber einige künstliche Geschlechter aus der Malvenfamilie, denn der Klasse der Monadelphien (1787)
· Rumphia (1849)

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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phugā (फुगा).—m (phugaṇēṃ) A bladder or blister; any thing puffed out; a bubble &c.: the protuberant or bulg- ing portion of a thing; the swollen portion of a current; a blown bladder as a plaything; a distended belly; a tense boil or tumor. v dhara. 2 A fit of passion. v yē. 3 A swelling under the knee of a horse. 4 A false pearl.

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phūga (फूग).—f (phugaṇēṃ) Swollenness, puffedness, turgidness, bloatedness. 2 C A mound thrown across running water to cause it to rise and swell.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

phugā (फुगा).—m A blader of blister; a bubble &c. the protuberant or bulging, the swollen portion of a current. A fit of passion.

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phūga (फूग).—f Swollenness, puffedness.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Phugadi, Phugali, Phuganem, Phugani, Phugara, Phugarai, Phugaranem, Phugata, Phugatanem, Phugavani, Phugavati, Phugavinem.

Ends with: Potaphuga.

Full-text: Galasutim, Phepariyadevi, Dhembusa, Ticaki, Tatta, Bhapura, Tacatacita, Mendaka, Bharara, Galacuti, Bhendi, Daradara, Bonga, Bhenda, Naka.

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