Tolasi, Toḷasi: 2 definitions
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Tolasi 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)Tolasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Pholidota imbricata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coelogyne crotalina (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annales Botanices Systematicae (Walpers) (1862)
· Opera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi (1986)
· Exotic Flora (1823)
· Allg. Gartenzeitung (1856)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora of the British India (1890)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tolasi, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusToḷasi (ತೊಳಸಿ):—[noun] any of a genus (Ocimum) of fragrant plants of the mint family, esp. a white-flowered garden herb (Ocimum sanctum which is religiously regarded as a goddess).
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)
Ends with: Bhutolasi, Kadatolasi, Nayatolasi, Nayitolasi, Shritolasi.
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