Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ankaravalli in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Strobilanthes auriculata Nees from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Perilepta auriculata. For the possible medicinal usage of ankaravalli, 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) Ankaravalli in India is the name of a plant defined with Secamone emetica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. (among others).

2) Ankaravalli is also identified with Strobilanthes auriculata.

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

· Asclepiadeae (1810)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1810)
· Fragm. (Mueller) (1866)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1820)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (Wallich) (1832)

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

Aṅkāravalli (அங்காரவல்லி) [aṅkāra-valli] noun < idem. +.

1. Bushy firebrand teak. See சிறுதேக்கு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [siruthekku. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

2. Green wax flower. See பெருங்கதை குறிஞ்சா. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [perungathai kurincha. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Aṅkaravalli (அங்கரவல்லி) noun < அங்காரவல்லி. [angaravalli.] A species of scammony swallow-wort; பெருங்குறிஞ்சா. (சித். அக.) [perungurincha. (sith. aga.)]

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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)

Partial matches: Valli, Ankara.

Full-text: Ankara-valli, Angaravalli, Ankaravallan.

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