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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pinari [പീനാറി] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Grah.) D.J. Mabberley from the Icacinaceae (Unicorn Plant) family having the following synonyms: Mappia foetida, Nothapodytes foetida, Stemonurus foetidus, Premna nimmoniana. For the possible medicinal usage of pinari, 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.

Pinari in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Sterculia foetida L. from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family.

Pinari [ಪೀನಾರಿ] in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.

Pinari in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Lasianthus acuminatus Wight from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Mephitidia acuminata, Nonatelia acuminata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Pinari in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus excelsa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pongelion wightii van Tiegh. (among others).

2) Pinari is also identified with Celtis timorensis It has the synonym Celtis waitzii Blume (etc.).

3) Pinari is also identified with Clerodendrum inerme It has the synonym Ovieda inermis (L.) Burm.f. (etc.).

4) Pinari is also identified with Premna tomentosa It has the synonym Premna tomentosa Kurz (etc.).

5) Pinari is also identified with Sterculia urens It has the synonym Kavalama urens Raf. (etc.).

6) Pinari in Sri Lanka is also identified with Sterculia foetida It has the synonym Clompanus foetidus (L.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1973)
· Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise (1775)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. (1809)
· Labiatae.
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (Paris) (1881)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pināri (ಪಿನಾರಿ):—[noun] the tree Sterculia foetida of Sterculiaceae family; hill coconut.

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Pīnāri (ಪೀನಾರಿ):—[noun] the tree Sterculia foetida of Sterculiaceae family; hill coconut.

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Pīnāri (ಪೀನಾರಿ):—[noun] a niggardly person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort; a miser.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Pinaricankankuppi, Pinariccankankuppi, Pinariccanku, Pinarichanganguppi, Pinarichanganguppu.

Ends with: Cankai-p-pinari, Erumai-pinari, Erumaipinari, Erumuttaippinari, Perupinari.

Full-text: Erumai-pinari, Cankai-p-pinari.

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No search results for Pinari, Pināri, Pīnāri; (plurals include: Pinaris, Pināris, Pīnāris) in any book or story.