Biology (plants and animals)

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

Avirai in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia densistipulata Taub. (among others).

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

· Pharmaceutical Biology (2002)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2541)

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

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Avirai (अविरै) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avirati.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Āvirai (ஆவிரை) noun Tanner's senna, 1. shrub, Cassia auriculata; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 283.)

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Avīrai (அவீரை) noun < avīrā. Sonless widow; பிள்ளையில்லாத விதவை. [pillaiyillatha vithavai.] Local usage

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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: Avirai arici, Aviraittol, Aviraiya, Aviraiyilai.

Full-text (+14): Malaiyavirai, Nilavavirai, Cutalavirai, Cutaravirai, Peyavirai, Vellavirai, Culalavirai, Ponnavirai, Cevvavirai, Cimaiyavirai, Pullavirai, Kalariyavirai, Avirai arici, Cemmalai, Avirati, Pakari, Nilavirai, Curattavirai, Avarai, Kattavirai.

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