Biology (plants and animals)

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

Perunkaramani in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos lubia Forssk. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Über Befruchtungsverhältnisse bei Hülsenfrüchten (1898)
· Raccolte Botaniche
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Anales Cientificos Paraguayos (1911)
· Catalogus Plantarum in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi Cultarum Alter (1844)

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

Peruṅkārāmaṇi (பெருங்காராமணி) [peru-kārāmaṇi] noun < idem. +. A kind of gram; காராமணிவகை. [karamanivagai.] (W.)

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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: Karamani, Peru.

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