Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cinappa in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aristolochia lanceolata Wight.

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

· Contraception. (1979)
· Current Science (1978)
· Journal of Environmental Biology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Cīṉappā (சீனப்பா) [cīṉa-pā] noun < idem. +.

1. [Malayalam: cīnappāvu.] China-root. See பறங்கிப்பட்டை. [parangippattai.]

2. Indian birthwort. See பெறுகிழங்கு. [perugizhangu.] (பாலவாகடத்திரட்டு [palavagadathirattu] 692.)

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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: Cina, Pa.

Starts with: Cinappalai, Cinapparani, Cinapparatti, Cinapparutti, Cinappattai.

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