Biology (plants and animals)

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

Intiranur in India is the name of a plant defined with Alternanthera sessilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Telanthera polygonoides Seem. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1849)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Numer. List (6926)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum (1762)

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

Intiraṉūr (இந்திரனூர்) [intiraṉ-ūr] noun < idem. + ஊர். [ur.] = paraphrase of the plant name. A plant growing in damp places. See பொன்னாங்காணி. [ponnangani.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 66.)

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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: Ur, Intiran.

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