Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pacunkorran in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassytha filiformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nectandra cuneata Griseb. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn (1870)
· Moscosoa (1983)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1931)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pacuṅkoṟṟāṉ (பசுங்கொற்றான்) [pacu-koṟṟāṉ] noun < idem. +. A parasitic leafless plant, small climber, Cassytha filiformis; கொடிவகை. [kodivagai.]

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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: Korran, Pacu.

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