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kandira in Ayurveda - Ranunculus sceleratus Linn.

kandira :

Ranunculus sceleratus

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species: Ranunculus sceleratus


Allied species:

Kidney-leaf Buttercup, R. abortivus; Swamp Buttercup, R. hispidus; Tall Buttercup, R. acris; Hooked Crowfoot, R. recurvatus


VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Kandakatuka, Kandira, नससंवेदना Nasasamvedana
English: Cursed Buttercup, Poisonous buttercup, Celery-leaved buttercup, Blister buttercup
Hindi: Shim, Aglaon, जलधनिया Jaldhaniya
Urdu: Kabikaj
Marathi: khajakollathi, Kulagi
Tamil: Kandhiram
Malayalam: Kandhiram
Kannada: Kandhira
Arabic: زغلنته (زَغَلَنته)
Spanish: Apio sardonico
Japanese: Tagarashi
Chinese: Shi Long Rui, Simplified Chinese: 石龙芮, 清香草, 水堇, 胡椒菜彭根)
French: Renoncule scélérate, Renoncule à feuilles de Cèleri
German: Gift- Hahnenfuss
Nepal: नाककोरे Nakkore •


Varities:

Buttercups comprise about 275 different species. 

. Two varieties exist,  R. sceleratus var. multifidus.

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