Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karpuravalli [கர்பூரவல்லீ] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Coleus amboinicus Lour. from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Plectranthus amboinicus, Coleus aromaticus, Plectranthus aromaticus. For the possible medicinal usage of karpuravalli, 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.

Karpuravalli [ಕಕರ್ಪೂರವಲ್ಲಿ] in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.

Karpuravalli [कर्पूरवल्ली] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Karpuravalli [ಕರ್ಪುರವಲ್ಲಿ] in the Kannada 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.

Karpuravalli [കർപ്പൂരവള്ളി] in the Malayalam language, ibid. previous identification.

Karpuravalli [कर्पूरवल्ली] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Karpuravalli [కర్పూర వల్లి] in the Telugu language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Karpuravalli 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 dubius Spreng., nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Karpuravalli is also identified with Plectranthus amboinicus It has the synonym Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi (etc.).

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

· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (2000)
· Fl. Bombay (1908)
· Flora of the British India (1885)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karpuravalli, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, 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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karpuravaḷḷi (ಕರ್ಪುರವಳ್ಳಿ):—[noun] = ಕರ್ಪೂರವಳ್ಳಿ [karpuravalli].

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Karpūravaḷḷi (ಕರ್ಪೂರವಳ್ಳಿ):—[noun] the plant Anisochilus carnosus of Lamiaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Karpuravallicurna.

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