Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Taruppai in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Uniola bipinnata, Poa cynosuriodes, Eragrostis cynosuroides. For the possible medicinal usage of taruppai, 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)

Taruppai in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmostachya bipinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coelachyrum longiglume Napper (among others).

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

· Flora Capensis (1900)
· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma (1908)
· Journal of Applied Ecology (1999)
· Lexicon Generum Phanerogamarum (1903)
· Taxon (2000)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taruppai (தருப்பை) noun < darbha. Kaus, the sacred grass, Poa cynosuroides; குசைப்புல். வசிட்டன் றருப்பையோ டினிதி னெய்தினான் [kusaippul. vasittan raruppaiyo dinithi neythinan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கடிமண. [kambaramayanam kadimana.] 84).

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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)

Ends with: Centaruppai.

Full-text (+3): Tarppai, Terpai, Umarkatam, Pincalam, Nakkaruttanpul, Centaruppai, Enneyttaruvai, Curumam, Cucakam, Taruppakkiram, Tirkkalokitam, Kutapam, Taruppam, Viracai, Kucai, Akkiram, Kuyam, Pavittiram, Pariti, Kuram.

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