Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Porumpilaver in India is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus hispidus (Burm. f.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Porumpilaver is also identified with Cissampelos pareira It has the synonym Cocculus orbiculatus DC. (etc.).

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

· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturae (1817)
· Phytotherapy Research (2000)
· Taxon (1980)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Porumpilaver, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Porumpilāvēr (பொரும்பிலாவேர்) noun ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி [(sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi])

1. A hill-plant; மலைவேர். [malaiver.]

2. Rattlewort; வட்டத்திருப்பி. [vattathiruppi.]

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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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