Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Punali [ಪುನಾಲಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Derris scandens from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Dalbergia scandens, Dalbergia timoriensis, Deguelia timoriensis. For the possible medicinal usage of punali, 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)

Punali in India is the name of a plant defined with Dalbergia volubilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amerimnon volubile Kuntze (among others).

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

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1919)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1978)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Punāli (ಪುನಾಲಿ):—[noun] the creeper Derris scandens of Papilionaceae family; hog creeper.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṉali (புனலி) noun perhaps from idem.

1. Wild jasmine. See காட்டுமல்லிகை. [kattumalligai.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 75, உரை. [urai.])

2. See புனலிக்கொடி. [punalikkodi.] (L.)

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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)

Starts with: Punali-k-koti, Punalikkoti, Punalippu.

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Full-text: Punalikkoti, Punali-k-koti, Atiral, Punari.

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