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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Nirmūllī in the Tamil language is another name for Kokilākṣa, a medicinal plant identified with Astercantha longifolia Nees., a synonym of synonym of Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine from the Acanthaceae or “acanthus” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.191-193 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Other than the Tamil word Nirmūllī, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which fourteen are in Sanskrit.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Nirmulli in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygrophila auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asteracantha longifolia Nees (among others).

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

· Beskr. Guin. Pl. (1827)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1847)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1864)
· Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft (1976)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1825)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nīrmuḷḷi (ನೀರ್ಮುಳ್ಳಿ):—[noun] the plant Asteracantha longifolia of Acanthaceae family.

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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)

Partial matches: Mulli, Nir.

Ends with: Katalnirmulli.

Full-text (+1): Nir-mulli, Accakam, Atticam, Pirakaki, Attitti, Inkucukkantan, Ikacukku, Acamam, Nirkkantaki, Nitakam, Tatakam, Pennai, Karuncurai, Kokilaksha, Tuttam, Muntakam, Tulam, Nittam, Kantakam, Catti.

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