Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mapali in India is the name of a plant defined with Merremia emarginata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Evolvulus glechoma Welw. (among others).

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

· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1833)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Taxon (1979)

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

Māpali (மாபலி) [mā-pali] noun < mahā-bali. An Asura. See பலிசக்கரவர்த்தி. [palisakkaravarthi.] (W.)

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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: Ma, Paali, Pali.

Starts with: Mapaliccevikkirai, Mapalivanan.

Ends with: Dhammapala, Pakshmapali, Pithopamapali, Samapali, Telumapali.

Full-text: Mapalivanan, Amatrajna, Kamamgama.

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