Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pakanrai [பகன்றை] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family. For the possible medicinal usage of pakanrai, 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) Pakanrai in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria verrucosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anisanthera hastata Raf. (among others).

2) Pakanrai is also identified with Merremia turpethum It has the synonym Operculina ornithopoda (B.L. Rob.) House (etc.).

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

· London Journal of Botany (1843)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1957)
· Flora Brasiliensis (Martius) (1869)
· Genera Plantarum
· Icones Plantarum Rariorum (1784)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1959)

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

Pakaṉṟai (பகன்றை) noun

1. Gulancha. See சீந்தில். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sinthil. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

2. Indian jalap. See சிவதை. பகன்றை பலாசம் பல்பூம் பிண்டி [sivathai. paganrai palasam palpum pindi] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 88). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

3. A plant; நறையால் என்னும் பூடுவகை. [naraiyal ennum puduvagai.]

4. Rattlewort. See கிலுகிலுப்பை. பனித்துறைப் பகன்றைப் பாங்குடைத் தெரியல் [kilugiluppai. panithuraip paganraip pangudaith theriyal] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 76, 12).

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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)

Starts with: Pakanraicceti.

Full-text: Cirupakanrai, Kuttuppakanrai, Nirppakanrai, Pakantai, Peru-kaial.

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