Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tiruku in India is the name of a plant defined with Euphorbia tirucalli in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke (among others).

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

· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique (1984)
· Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (1859)
· Archives of Ophthalmology, (1964)
· Kirkia (1973)
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1899)
· Abh. Akad. Berlin (1859)

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

context information

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

Tiruku (ತಿರುಕು):—[noun] food that is got as alms.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+1): Tiru-kurippu-tontanayanar, Tiru-kurukai-piranpillan, Tiru-kurutantakam, Tiruku-camantipu, Tiruku-k-kalli, Tiruku-panaimukil, Tirukukalli, Tirukukompan, Tirukuli, Tirukulidasa, Tirukuliga, Tirukumanai, Tirukumaram, Tirukumulam, Tirukupalai, Tirukuppu, Tirukutalai, Tirukutalam, Tirukutali, Tirukuvattam.

Ends with: Kaluttuttiruku, Kontaittiruku.

Full-text: Tiruku-k-kalli, Tirukumulam, Tirukuvillai, Tiruku-panaimukil, Tirukutalam, Tirukutali, Tirukumaram, Tirukuvattam, Tirukupalai, Tirukumanai, Tirukukompan, Kaluttuttiruku, Tiruku-camantipu, Tirukuppu, Tirukukalli, Kontaittiruku.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Tiruku; (plurals include: Tirukus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 3 - The Precursors of the Viśiṣṭādvaita Philosophy < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]

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