Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pullati [புள்ளடி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Desmodium gangeticum, Hedysarum gangeticum. For the possible medicinal usage of pullati, 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)

Pullati in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmodium gangeticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Meibomia polygonodes (Welw. ex Baker) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Flora de Filipinas ed. 2 (1845)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) (1842)
· Fl. Indo-Chine (1920)
· Methodus (Moench) (1794)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pullati, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puḷḷaṭi (புள்ளடி) [puḷḷaṭittal] [puḷ-aṭi] intransitive verb < idem. +. To play the game of tip-cat; கிட்டிப்புள் ஆடுதல். [kittippul aduthal.]

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Puḷḷaṭi (புள்ளடி) [puḷ-aṭi] noun < idem. +.

1. Bird's foot; பறவையின் பாதம். [paravaiyin patham.]

2. Cross mark; caret to indicate the insertion of something omitted in writing, as like a bird’s foot; தொடர்ந்த கையெழுத்தில் விட்ட பகுதியை மேலே யெழுதி அத னிடத்தைக்காட்டக் கீழிடும் புட்கால்போன்ற குறி. [thodarntha kaiyezhuthil vitta paguthiyai mele yezhuthi atha nidathaikkattag kizhidum pudkalponra kuri.]

3. Touchstone; உரைகல். [uraigal.] (W.)

4. A species of tick-trefoil, medium shrub, Desmodium gangeticum; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.]

5. (Music) An element of time-measure; தாளப்பிரமாணத்தின் அங்கங்களுள் ஒன்று. [thalappiramanathin angangalul onru.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் தாள. [magaparatham thala.] 35, உரை. [urai.])

6. Ladder; ஏணி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [eni. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Puḷḷaṭi (புள்ளடி) [puḷ-aṭi] noun < புள் [pul] +. A defect in precious stones; மணிக்குற்றங்களு ளொன்று. புள் ளடியுட் கீற்றுப் பொருங்குற்ற மைந்துவகை [manikkurrangalu lonru. pul ladiyud kirrup porungurra mainthuvagai] (பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற் திருமுக. [panchathandirap padar thirumuga.] 477).

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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: Pul, Ati.

Starts with: Pullatige.

Ends with: Cempullati, Ciru pullati, Ciru-pullati, Cirupullati, Muvilaippullati, Narippullati, Sirupullati.

Full-text: Ciru-pullati, Pulladi, Ciru pullati, Putkal, Civamatu.

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