Biology (plants and animals)

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

Panankarralai in India is the name of a plant defined with Agave americana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Agave americana var. marginata Trel. (among others).

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

· Cytologia (1987)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1920)
· Taxon (1982)
· The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (1914)
· Actas Dermosifi liogr. (2005)

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

Paṉaṅkaṟṟāḻai (பனங்கற்றாழை) [paṉaṅ-kaṟṟāḻai] noun < idem. +. A parasite. See பனந்தாழை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pananthazhai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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: Karralai, Panan.

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