Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Amirtai [அமிர்தை] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family. For the possible medicinal usage of amirtai, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Amirtai in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porrum ophioscorodon Rchb. (among others).

2) Amirtai is also identified with Cocculus cordifolius It has the synonym Chasmanthera cordifolia (DC.) Baill..

3) Amirtai is also identified with Ocimum tenuiflorum It has the synonym Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng. (etc.).

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

· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Calyx (1999)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Cytologia (1985)
· Nomenclator botanicus hortensis

If you are looking for specific details regarding Amirtai, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Amirtai (அமிர்தை) noun < amṛtā.

1. Pārvatī; பார்வதி. [parvathi.] (கூர்மபுராணம் திருக்கல். [kurmapuranam thirukkal.] 20.)

2. See அமிர்தக்கடுக்காய். [amirthakkadukkay.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 663.)

3. Gulancha. See சீந்தில். அமிர்தை வங்கம் [sinthil. amirthai vangam] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 23).

4. Emblic myrobalan. See நெல்லி. கரிப்பா னமிர்தை காணி [nelli. karippa namirthai kani] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 29).

5. Garlic. See வெள்ளைப்பூண்டு. நரிசோம் பசையமிர்தை [vellaippundu. narisom pasaiyamirthai] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 109).

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Amirtai (அமிர்தை) noun < a-mṛtā.

1. Long pepper; திப்பலி. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [thippali. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]

2. Sacred basil; துளசி. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [thulasi. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]

3. A yōginī; யோகினிகளு ளொருத்தி. [yoginigalu loruthi.] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி பக். [thakkayagapparani pag.] 317.)

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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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