Papparamulli, Papparāmūllī, Pappara-mulli, Pāppāramuḷḷi: 3 definitions

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Papparamulli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Papparāmūllī in the Tamil language is another name for Bṛhatī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum indicum var. lividum (synonym of Solanum anguivi or ‘forest bitterberry’ or ‘African eggplant’) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.23-25 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 Papparāmūllī, 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Papparamulli in India is the name of a plant defined with Solanum anguivi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solanum violaceum R.Br. (among others).

2) Papparamulli is also identified with Solanum violaceum It has the synonym Solanum violaceum R. Br. (etc.).

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

· Solanorum generumque affinium synopsis
· Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier (1901)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1821)
· Histoire Naturelle, Médicale et Économique des Solanum (1813)
· Solanorum historieæ (1816)
· Bot. Journal of the Linnean Society (2288)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Papparamulli in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pāppāramuḷḷi (பாப்பாரமுள்ளி) [pāppāra-muḷḷi] noun perhaps from பாப்பான் [pappan] +. Indian nightshade. See முள்ளி. [mulli.]

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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.

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