Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mirukacayitakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Streptocaulon cochinchinense G. Don (among others).

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

· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1895)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Nepal Med. Coll. J. (2006)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (Tokyo) (1998)

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

Mirukacayiṭakam (மிருகசயிடகம்) [miruka-cayiṭakam] noun < mṛga-caiṭaka. Tom-cat; வெருகு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [verugu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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: Cayitakam.

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