Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Punalai [புனலை] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Sapindus trifoliatus from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family having the following synonyms: Sapindus laurifolius. For the possible medicinal usage of punalai, 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) Punalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Sapindus emarginatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sapindus emarginatus Hort. Alger. (among others).

2) Punalai is also identified with Sapindus laurifolius It has the synonym Sapindus laurifolius Balb. ex DC..

3) Punalai is also identified with Sapindus saponaria It has the synonym Cupania saponarioides Sw. (etc.).

4) Punalai is also identified with Sapindus trifoliatus It has the synonym Sapindus emarginatus Vahl (etc.).

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

· Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis (1828)
· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1956)
· Rev. Hortic. (1895)
· Investigatio et Studium Naturae (1992)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)

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

Puṉalai (புனலை) noun Soap-nut; பூவந்தி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [puvanthi. ((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)

Full-text: Maru.

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