Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Peratti in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Corchorus olitorius L. from the Tiliaceae (Phalsa) family. For the possible medicinal usage of peratti, 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)

1) Peratti in India is the name of a plant defined with Corchorus olitorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Peratti is also identified with Solanum anguivi It has the synonym Solanum indicum var. lividum (Link) Bitter (etc.).

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

· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte (1923)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1994)
· Solanorum generumque affinium synopsis
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1821)
· Cytologia (1992)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Peratti, for example health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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

Pēratti (பேரத்தி) [pēr-atti] noun < idem. +. Indian nightshade. See கரிமுள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [karimulli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Pērāṭṭi (பேராட்டி) [pēr-āṭṭi] noun < idem. +. Lady of eminence; பெருமையுடையவள். பேராட்டி சீராட் டும் பிள்ளையார் [perumaiyudaiyaval. peratti sirad dum pillaiyar] (கோயிற் புராணம் பாயி. [koyir puranam payi.] 7).

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Pērātti (பேராத்தி) [pēr-ātti] noun < idem. +. White dead nettle. See தும்பை¹ [thumbai¹], 1. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி [(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)

Partial matches: Per, Atti.

Starts with: Perattikirai, Perattikkirai.

Full-text: Cirattu.

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