Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karppura-valli [கர்ப்பூரவள்ளி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Lavandula carnosa, Anisochilus carnosus, Plectranthus carnosus. For the possible medicinal usage of karppura-valli, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Karppura-valli in India is the name of a plant defined with Anisochilus carnosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plectranthus strobiliferus Roxb. ex Roxb. (among others).

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

· Flora of the British India (1885)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1848)
· Bombay Fl.: (1861)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ ed. 2 (1832)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)

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

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karppūravalli (கர்ப்பூரவல்லி) [karppūra-valli] noun < idem. +. See கர்ப்பூரவள்ளி. [karppuravalli.]

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Karppūravaḷḷi (கர்ப்பூரவள்ளி) [karppūra-vaḷḷi] noun < idem. +.

1. Thick-leaved Lavender, small shrub, Anisochilus carnosum; ஒருவகை மருந்துச்செடி. நெஞ்சிற்கட்டு கபம் வாதமும்போம் . . . கர்ப்பூரவள்ளி [oruvagai marunthuchedi. nenchirkattu kapam vathamumbom . . . karppuravalli] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 330).

2. Country Borage, small shrub, Coleus aromaticus; ஒருவகை வாசனைச்செடி. [oruvagai vasanaichedi.]

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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: Valli.

Full-text: Karppuravalli, Omavalli.

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