Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pattiracanam in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. var. catechuoides (Roxb.) Prain (among others).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· Species Plantarum.
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· London Journal of Botany (1842)
· Flora of Taiwan (1993)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pattiracanam, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pattirācaṉam (பத்திராசனம்) noun < bhadra + āsana.

1. A yōgic posture which consists in placing the heels on either side of the seam of the perineum, the left on the left side and the right on the right side and holding the feet firmly joined to one another with both the hands, one of nine ācaṉam, q. v.; பீசத்தின்கீழ் இருகுதிகால்களையும் மாறாது வைத்து கைகளால் அக்கால்களை இறுகப்பிடித்து அசையா திருக்கும் ஆசனபேதம். [pisathinkizh iruguthigalkalaiyum marathu vaithu kaigalal akkalkalai irugappidithu asaiya thirukkum asanapetham.] (தத்துவப்பிரகாசம் [thathuvappiragasam] 107, உரை. [urai.])

2. A yōgic posture in which the right leg is placed over the left thigh, the hands are stretched on the knee and the body is kept erect; வலக்காலை இடது தொடைமேல் வைத்துக் கை களிரண்டையும் முழந்தாளில் வைத்து நீட்டி உடலை நேர்நிறுத்தும் ஆசனவகை. [valakkalai idathu thodaimel vaithug kai kalirandaiyum muzhanthalil vaithu nitti udalai nerniruthum asanavagai.] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 560.)

3. The chief seat in an assembly; சபையின் அக்கிராசனம். [sapaiyin akkirasanam.] (T r. M. II , 249.)

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Pattirācaṉam (பத்திராசனம்) noun < bhadrāsana. Throne; சிங்காதனம். பத்திராசனங் கொண்டுள்ள பதிகளா [singathanam. pathirasanang kondulla pathigala] (வீரநாரா. நூல்வர. [viranara. nulvara.] 5).

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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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