Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Puvam [பூவம்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Dimocarpus longan Lour. from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family having the following synonyms: Euphoria longana, Nephelium longana. For the possible medicinal usage of puvam, 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)

Puvam in India is the name of a plant defined with Schleichera oleosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cussambium oleosum O. Kuntze (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum.
· Lipids (1971)
· Taxon (1982)
· Journ. Arn. Arb. (1950)
· Species Plantarum
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)

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

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puvam (புவம்) noun probably from bhuva. Space; ஆகாயம். புவம்வளிகனல் புனல்புவி [agayam. puvamvaliganal punalpuvi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 615, 1).

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Pūvam (பூவம்) noun [Malayalam: pūvam.]

1. Lac tree. See கும்பாதிரி¹. [kumbathiri¹.] (L.)

2. Longan. See காட்டுப்பூவம். [kattuppuvam.] (L.)

3. See பூவந்தி¹ [puvanthi¹],

1. (W.)

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Pūvam (பூவம்) noun < pūrva.

1. See பூர்வாகமம். அங்கபூவமாதி நூலோதி [purvagamam. angapuvamathi nulothi] (மேருமந்தரபுராணம் [merumandarapuranam] 124).

2. Period consisting of 84 lacs of yugas; எண்பத்துநான்கு நூறாயிரம் யுகம்கொண்ட காலம். பணையுகம் பூவம் பல்ல பவ்வமே [enpathunanku nurayiram yugamkonda kalam. panaiyugam puvam palla pavvame] (மேருமந்தரபுராணம் [merumandarapuranam] 94).

3. Feast before the marriage ceremony; கலியாணத் திற்கு முன்னர்ச் செய்யும் விருந்துச் சடங்கு. [kaliyanath thirku munnars seyyum virunthus sadangu.] Local usage

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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: Puvamar-kaykkumaram, Puvamdu, Puvamkottai, Puvamkuruntal, Puvamla, Puvamlo, Puvampar.

Ends with: Cem-puvam, Cuvayampuvam, Dharapurvam, Kattu-p-puvam, Kattuppuvam, Pempuvam, Puvattipuvam.

Full-text: Cem-puvam, Poovam, Kattuppuvam, Kattu-p-puvam.

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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)

Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 3 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]

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