Biology (plants and animals)

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

Acitampurukam in India is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea nouchali in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nymphaea bernieriana Planch. (among others).

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

· Kew Bulletin (1989)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1971)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1981)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1821)
· Species Plantarum.

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Acitāmpurukam (அசிதாம்புருகம்) noun < a sita + ambu-ruha. Blue water-lily. See நீலகேசிோற்பலம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [nilorpalam. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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