Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ayavaci in India is the name of a plant defined with Acorus calamus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acorus asiaticus Nakai (among others).

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

· Genome
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health.
· Nature (London)
· Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) (1852)
· Taxon (1983)
· Taxon (1980)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ayavaci, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, 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

Ayavāci (அயவாசி) noun cf. அயவாரி. [ayavari.] Sweet flag; வசம்பு. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [vasambu. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]

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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)

Ends with: Paryayavaci.

Full-text: Ayamavati.

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