Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Narattai in India is the name of a plant defined with Atalantia monophylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trichilia spinosa Willd. (among others).

2) Narattai is also identified with Citrus aurantifolia It has the synonym Limonia aurantiifolia Christm. (etc.).

3) Narattai is also identified with Citrus aurantium It has the synonym Citrus bigarradia Loisel. (etc.).

4) Narattai is also identified with Citrus medica It has the synonym Citreum vulgare Tourn. ex Mill. (etc.).

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

· Caryologia (1985)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts (1756)
· Supplementum Carpologiae (1805)
· Hortus Jamaicensis (1814)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1990)
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)

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

context information

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

Nārattai (நாரத்தை) noun cf. nāraṅga.

1. Orange, Citrus aurantium; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 746.)

2. Seville orange. See கடாரநாரத்தை. [kadaranarathai.]

3. Loose-skinned orange, small tree, Citrus Aurantium-nobilis; கொழிஞ்சிவகை. [kozhinchivagai.] Local usage

4. Indian wild-lime. See காட்டுநாரத்தை. [kattunarathai.]

context information

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)

Ends with: Carkkarainarattai, Carukkarainarattai, Catinarattai, Charukkarainarattai, Kaiccanarattai, Kataranarattai, Kattunarattai, Katturinarattai, Koti narattai, Kotinarattai, Pulinarattai, Pulippunarattai, Pulittanarattai, Tittippunarattai.

Full-text: Narantai, Pancapalotakam, Koti narattai, Malai-narathai, Kaiccanarattai, Carkkarainarattai, Kotinarattai, Katturinarattai, Kattunarattai, Kataranarattai, Catinarattai, Narathai, Kolinci, Naram, Taram.

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