Uruttirani, Uruttirāṇi: 2 definitions

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

Uruttirani in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia diffusa Sw. (among others).

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

· Mus. Senckenberg.
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Observationum Botanicarum (Jacquin) (1771)
· Anales de Ciencias Naturales (1801)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)

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[«previous next»] — Uruttirani in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Uruttirāṇi (உருத்திராணி) noun < rudrāṇī.

1. Rudrānī, Energy of Rudra, one of catta-mātar, q.v.; சத்தமாதரிலொருத்தி. [sathamathariloruthi.]

2. See உருத்திரை. சுருதிசருவாணி சரச்சோதியுருத்திராணி [uruthirai. suruthisaruvani sarachothiyuruthirani] (கூர்மபுராணம் திருக்கலி. [kurmapuranam thirukkali.] 22).

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Uruttirāṇi (உருத்திராணி) noun < Rudrāṇī. The river Paccaiyāṟu, a tributary of the Tām-piraparūṇi; தாமிரபருணியின் உபநதிகளுளொன்றான பச்சையாறு. [thamiraparuniyin upanathigalulonrana pachaiyaru.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 528.)

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