Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kuruvinci in India is the name of a plant defined with Carmona microphylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ehretia dentata Courchet (among others).

2) Kuruvinci is also identified with Pavonia odorata It has the synonym Hibiscus oligosandrus Buch-Ham. (etc.).

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

· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (2001)
· Monadelphiae Classis Dissertationes Decem (1786)
· Fitoterapia (1997)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1792)
· Encycl. Meth. (1783)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1845)

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

Kuruviñci (குருவிஞ்சி) noun

1. Box-leaved ivory wood, medium shrub, Ehretia buxifolia; காட்டு வெற்றிலை. [kattu verrilai.] (D.)

2. Box-leaved satin ebony, large shrub, Maba buxifolia; பூடுவகை. [puduvagai.] (M.M.)

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Kuruviñci (குருவிஞ்சி) noun perhaps from குருவி. [kuruvi.]

1. Pink-tinged white sticky mallow; பேராமுட்டி. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [peramutti. (namathipanigandu)]

2. See குருவிப்பூண்டு. [kuruvippundu.] 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)

Full-text: Kattuverrilai, Kuruviccai, Kuruvinchi.

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