Biology (plants and animals)

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

Payalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Spinacia oleracea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Atriplex stocksii Boiss. (among others).

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

· Nordic Journal of Botany (1991)
· Methodus (Moench) (1794)
· Diagnoses plantarum orientalium novarum (1859)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora Orientalis (1879)
· J. Shanghai Agric. Coll. (1993)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Payalai, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, 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

Payalai (பயலை) noun < பசு-மை. [pasu-mai.] See பயலைநோய். என்பயலை யறிவுறா தொழிவதுவும் [payalainoy. enpayalai yarivura thozhivathuvum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 88, 2).

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Payaḷai (பயளை) noun probably from பலை². [palai².] Root of sticky mallow; சிற்றாமுட்டிவேர். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [sirramuttiver. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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: Payalaia, Payalainoy.

Ends with: Apayalai.

Full-text: Payalainoy, Vellavivai, Payali.

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