Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Naiciyam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aponogeton natans in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Potamogeton indicus Roxb., nom. inval. (among others).

2) Naiciyam is also identified with Potamogeton nodosus It has the synonym Spirillus lonchites (Tuck.) Nieuwl. (etc.).

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

· Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. (1970)
· Ethnobotanical Leaflets (2007)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1842)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Encycl. (1820)
· London Journal of Botany (1844)

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

Naiciyam (நைசியம்) noun < nasya. Medicine inhaled by the nose; நாசியிற்புகுத்தும் மருந்து. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [nasiyirpuguthum marunthu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Naiciyam (நைசியம்) noun cf. நைச்சி. [naichi.] Crow; காக்கை. (சதுராகராதி) [kakkai. (sathuragarathi)]

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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: Nayicciyam, Naicikam, Naiyam, Naiccikam, Naicci.

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