Mancali, Mañcaḷi, Mañcāḷi: 2 definitions

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Mancali means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Mancali in India is the name of a plant defined with Adenanthera pavonina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera polita Miq. (among others).

2) Mancali is also identified with Daemia extensa It has the synonym Daemia extensa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Schult. (etc.).

3) Mancali is also identified with Ocimum basilicum It has the synonym Plectranthus barrelieri Spreng. (etc.).

4) Mancali is also identified with Pergularia daemia It has the synonym Asclepias muricata Schumach. & Thonn. (etc.).

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

· Revue de Cytologie et de Biologie Végétales, le Botaniste (1984)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Evol. Biol. (1986)
· Thaiszia (1997)

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

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mancali in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mañcaḷi (மஞ்சளி) noun Hedge twiner. See வேலிப்பருத்தி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [velipparuthi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Mañcāḷi (மஞ்சாளி) noun [Telugu: manḍzāḷi.] See மஞ்சாடி [manchadi], 2. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி [(sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi])

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Mañcaḷi (மஞ்சளி) [mañcaḷittal] 11 intransitive verb < idem. To turn yellow; மஞ்சணிறமாதல். கண்கள் மஞ்சளித்து [manchaniramathal. kankal manchalithu] (அசுவசாத்திரம் [asuvasathiram] 88).

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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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