Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Parppatakam [பர்ப்படாகம்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Oldenlandia corymbosa L. from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Hedyotis corymbosa. For the possible medicinal usage of parppatakam, 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.

Parppatakam [പര്‍പ്പടകം] in the Malayalam language, ibid. previous identification.

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

Parppatakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Mollugo cerviana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pharnaceum cervianum L. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1954)
· Taxon (1978)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Parppaṭakam (பர்ப்படகம்) noun < parpaṭaka. See பர்ப்பாடகம். [parppadagam.] Local usage

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Parppaṭākam (பர்ப்படாகம்) noun See பர்ப்பாடகம். [parppadagam.] (W.)

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Parppāṭakam (பர்ப்பாடகம்) noun < parpaṭaka.

1. Fever plant, small shrub, Mollugo cerviana; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.] (W.)

2. Thin wafer-like cakes made of black gram flour; அப்பளவகை. [appalavagai.] Local usage

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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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