Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cutalavirai in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna sophera 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 frutescens Mill. (among others).

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

· Descripción de las Plantas (1801)
· Legumes of China (2007)
· Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands (1924)
· Phytochemistry (1998)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1871)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)

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

Cuṭalāvirai (சுடலாவிரை) [cuṭal-āvirai] noun A medicinal plant. See சுழலாவிரை. [suzhalavirai.] 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)

Partial matches: Avirai.

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