Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An Asian tree (Mallotus philippensis) that bears a hairy capsular fruit from which a vermifugal powder is obtained.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
kamila .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (
Mallotus Philippinensis ) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Kani kaanum neram kamala netrante niramekum manja thukil, kanaga kingini valakal mothiram aninju kananam bhagavane – Vishu Ashamsagal to u and ur family
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Dujardin-Beaumetz advises a dose of 30 grams of castor oil in case the tænia has not been expelled 2 hours after the last dose of kamala.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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This tincture is prepared by macerating 200 grams of kamala in 500 cc. alcohol for 7 days; then filtering with expression and adding enough alcohol to complete the 500 cc.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Anderson noted that a concentrated ethereal solution of kamala after a few days formed a solid crystalline mass, yellow, very soluble in ether; this substance he named _rottlerin_, C_11_H_10_O_3_.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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