Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kampalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria laburnifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Clavulium pedunculosum (Desv.) Desv. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1913)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1825)
· Cytologia (1979)
· Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l’Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts (1814)
· Flora of Maharashtra State (1998)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kampalai (கம்பலை) noun

1. Sound, noise, clamour, roar; ஆரவாரம். வம்ப மாக்கள் கம்பலை மூதூர் [aravaram. vamba makkal kambalai muthur] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 3, 126).

2. Sound of a lute; யாழோ சை. (திவா.) [yazho sai. (thiva.)]

3. Agricultural tract; மருதநிலம். (திவா.) [maruthanilam. (thiva.)]

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Kampalai (கம்பலை) noun < kampa.

1. Trembling, quivering, quaking; நடுக்கம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [nadukkam. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Fear, dread; அச்சம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [acham. (pingalagandu)]

3. Distress, suffering; துன்பம். (திவா.) [thunpam. (thiva.)]

4. Uproar, tumult, quarrelling; சச்சரவு. [sacharavu.] (W.)

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Kampalai (கம்பலை) [kampalaittal] 11 intransitive verb < கம்பலை. [kambalai.] To roar, shout; ஆரவாரித்தல். கம்ப லைத்தெழு காமுறு காளையர் [aravarithal. kamba laithezhu kamuru kalaiyar] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 3, 4).

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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)

Starts with: Kampalaikattu, Kampalaimari.

Ends with: Cunkampalai, Kirikampalai, Kokkampalai, Mukkampalai, Nittiyakampalai, Pankampalai, Ur-ilikampalai.

Full-text: Kampalaikattu, Ur-ilikampalai, Nittiyakampalai, Kiliyamparai, Kilicamparai, Kannittamil, Kampalaimari, Kampalar, Nalleru, Kampal, Kampali.

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