Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Totari [தொடரி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Scutia myrtina (Burm. fil.) Kurz from the Rhamnaceae (Ber) family having the following synonyms: Rhammus myrtinus, Scutia indica, Scutia circumscissa. For the possible medicinal usage of totari, 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.

Totari [தொடரி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Ziziphus rugosa Lam. from the Rhamnaceae (Ber) family having the following synonyms: Zizyphus rugosa, Ziziphus glabra.

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

1) Totari in India is the name of a plant defined with Caesalpinia decapetala in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mezonevron benguetense Elmer (among others).

2) Totari is also identified with Ziziphus rugosa It has the synonym Ziziphus latifolia Blanco (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)

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

Toṭari (தொடரி) noun perhaps from idem.

1. A species of jujube, small tree, Zizyphus rugosa; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.] (L.)

2. A thorny straggling shrub,

1. shrub, Scutia indica; முட்செடிவகை. [mudsedivagai.] (L.) கடுவுந் தான்றியுங் கொடுமுட் டொடரியும் [kaduvun thanriyung kodumud dodariyum] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 52, 38).

3. Tiger-stopper. See புலிதொடக்கி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pulithodakki. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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: Totar-icaikuri, Totaritu.

Ends with: Mantotari, Vitattetotari.

Full-text: Thodari, Tuttavi, Avicuppam, Kattilantai, Turami, Tutari, Pulitatukki, Kotari, Aruppam, Totar.

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