Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cirucinni in India is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze.

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

· International Journal of Oncology (2009)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· The family Euphorbiaceae in India. (2007)
· African Study Monographs (2003)
· Food Chem. Toxicol. (1709)

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

Ciṟuciṉṉi (சிறுசின்னி) [ciṟu-ciṉṉi] noun < idem. +. A species of copper leaf, Acalypha; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 536.)

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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: Cinni, Ciru.

Full-text: Carva-caramulikai.

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