Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nilambari in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Ecbolium linneanum from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Justicia ecbolia. For the possible medicinal usage of nilambari, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Nilambari in India is the name of a plant defined with Ecbolium ligustrinum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Justicia ligustrina Vahl (among others).

2) Nilambari is also identified with Ecbolium viride.

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

· Enumeratio Plantarum (1804)
· Hand-Book Fl. Ceylon
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Taxon (1982)
· Cytologia (1983)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1980)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nīlāmbarī (नीलांबरी).—f A Ragin̤i or mode of music. See rāga.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nīlāṃbari (ನೀಲಾಂಬರಿ):—[noun] (mus.) a mode, in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Dhīra Śaṃkarābharaṇa.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nilampari.

Ends with: Nilampari.

Full-text: Nilampavi, Astai.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Nilambari, Nīlāmbarī, Nīlāṃbari, Nīlāmbari; (plurals include: Nilambaris, Nīlāmbarīs, Nīlāṃbaris, Nīlāmbaris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

A Tryst < [July-August 1932]

Studies in Rajput Painting: I. Raga-Ragini Series < [May-June, 1929]

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