Biology (plants and animals)

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

Amirtam in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna radiata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· J. Wuhan Bot. Res. (1998)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1990)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi (1954)
· Cytologia (1979)
· Kew Bulletin (2002)

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

Amirtam (அமிர்தம்) noun < a-mṛta.

1. Immortality; அழிவின்மை. [azhivinmai.]

2. Ambrosia, nectar, as conferring immortality; தேவருணவு. தோ ளான் . . . அமிர்த மன்னாளை யெய்தி [thevarunavu. tho lan . . . amirtha mannalai yeythi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 268).

3. Pleasantness, agreeableness; இனிமை. அமிர் தங்கொள வுயிர்க்குங் கருங்கா ழகிலி னறும்புகை [inimai. amir thangola vuyirkkung karunga zhagili narumbugai] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 349).

4. Food; உணவு. தந்தவ ளமிர்த மூட்ட வுண்டு [unavu. thanthava lamirtha mutta vundu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1178).

5. Water; நீர். [nir.] (W.)

6. Cow's milk; பசுவின்பால். [pasuvinpal.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 1.)

7. Unsolicited alms; யாசியாமற் கிடைக்கும் பிட்சை. ஒன் றிரவாமல் வருவதே அமிர்தம் [yasiyamar kidaikkum pidsai. on riravamal varuvathe amirtham] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் ஒழுக். [kanchippuranam ozhug.] 36).

8. Final liberation; மோக்ஷம். [mogsham.]

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Amirtam (அமிர்தம்) noun < a-mṛta. (நாநார்த்த. [nagarthathipigai])

1. Ghee; நெய். [ney.]

2. Svarga; சுவர்க்கம். [suvarkkam.]

3. Remains after a sacrifice; யாகசேடம். [yagasedam.]

4. Gold; பொன். [pon.]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Amirtamutuvitam.

Ends with: Karumamirtam, Palamirtam, Pancamirtam, Tevamirtam, Tittamirtam.

Full-text: Palamirtam, Amiltu, Amiltam, Muvamaruntu, Tiyanananam, Aravamutam, Uppuccaru, Amari, Van.

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