Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kuyyapicakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos spireana Dop (among others).

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

· Taxon (1980)
· Lloydia (1973)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1910)
· Rumphia (1836)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuyyapīcakam (குய்யபீசகம்) [kuyya-pīcakam] noun perhaps from guhya + bījaka. Strychnine nut. See எட்டி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [etti. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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.

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Partial matches: Kuyya.

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