Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Peculam [பேசுலம்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott from the Araceae (Arum) family having the following synonyms: Alocasia illustris, Alocasia dussii. For the possible medicinal usage of peculam, 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.

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

Peculam in India is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caladium nymphaeaefolium Vent. (among others).

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

· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (4154)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1839)
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health. (2006)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1879)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Tableau de l’Ecole de Botanique (1829)

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

Pēculam (பேசுலம்) noun A plant, Arum colocasia; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.] 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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