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

1) Celai in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia polyacantha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. (among others).

2) Celai is also identified with Polyalthia longifolia It has the synonym Uvaria altissima Pennant, nom. illeg. (etc.).

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

· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1860)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Mabberley’s Plant-Book
· Species Plantarum.
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Celai, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cēlai (சேலை) noun < cēlā.

1. Cloth; ஆடை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [adai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Saree; மகளிர் சீலை. சேலைகட்டிய மாதரை (விவேகசிந்தாமணியில்). [magalir silai. selaigattiya matharai (vivegasindamaniyil).]

3. Half a piece of cloth, measuring 36 to 40 cubits; முழுத்துணியின் பாதி. [muzhuthuniyin pathi.] (J.)

4. Parchment bark cutch, medium climber, Acacia suma; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

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Cēlai (சேலை) noun < செயலை. [seyalai.] Mast tree. See அசோகு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [asogu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Celai (செலை) noun < சிலை. [silai.] Fragrant sirissa; சிலை. [silai.] (G. T j. D. I , 115.)

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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.

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Starts with: Celai-kalicci, Celaikkallicci, Celaipotu, Celaippu, Celaiyuncai, Celaiyutaittal.

Ends with (+11): Al-eluttucelai, Aruku-manicelai, Cantira-kantacelai, Cantira-kavicelai, Capjacelai, Ciru-kampancelai, Cittira-varnacelai, Kampiccelai, Kasturi-koticelai, Kasturiccelai, Kucumpaccelai, Man-pullicelai, Mancatticcelai, Matana-kantacelai, Mayir-kancelai, Mokavarnaccelai, Muriccelai, Murukkilaiccelai, Muttu-vannacelai, Muttu-varnacelai.

Full-text (+24): Pappaliccelai, Kampiccelai, Kucumpaccelai, Celaipotu, Muriccelai, Selai maram, Selai, Muttu-varnacelai, Talampuccelai, Celai-kalicci, Vankarakkanti, Vira-valicelai, Kasturiccelai, Vaituriyappappali, Man-pullicelai, Muttuccelai, Cailam, Puccelai, Cittirapputaivai, Capjacelai.

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