Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Arukirai in India is the name of a plant defined with Amaranthus dubius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amaranthus dubius E.H.L. Krause (among others).

2) Arukirai is also identified with Amaranthus retroflexus It has the synonym Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl. (etc.).

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

· Cytologia (1983)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1977)
· Cornell Vet., (1966)
· Historia Amaranthorum (1790)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1981)
· Darwiniana (1992)

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

Aṟukīrai (அறுகீரை) [aṟu-kīrai] noun < அறு²- [aru²-] +. A potherb. See அறைக்கீரை. அறுகீரையைத் தின்றறி [araikkirai. arugiraiyaith thinrari] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 589).

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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: Kirai, Aru.

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