Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vaicayanti in India is the name of a plant defined with Clerodendrum phlomidis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Volkameria multiflora Burm.f. (among others).

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

· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Cytologia (1983)
· Phytologia (1971)
· Edinb. Phil. Journ. (1824)
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vaicayanti (வைசயந்தி) noun < vaijayantī.

1. The garland or necklace of Viṣṇu; திருமால் அணியும் மாலை. வைசயந்திப்பெயர் மாலையும் மிலைந் திட்டார் [thirumal aniyum vaithiya malaiyagarathi vaisayanthippeyar malaiyum milain thittar] (சேதுபுராணம் இலக். [sethupuranam ilag.] 22).

2. Terraced building in front of a mansion, with a large flag hoisted over it; பெருங்கொடி கட்டப்பெற்றதும் மாளிகையின் முன்புறத்ததுமான கட்டடம். வைசயந் திப் பொன்னிலத்தும் [perungodi kattapperrathum maligaiyin munpurathathumana kattadam. vaisayan thip ponnilathum] (தேவையுலா [thevaiyula] 140).

3. Vaṉavāci, the capital of the Kadambas; கடம்பரதசாஸ்திரம்ு தலை நகரான வனவாசி. [kadambarathu thalai nagarana vanavasi.]

4. Wind-killer, large shrub, Clerodendron phlomoides; தழுதாழை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [thazhuthazhai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

5. Firebrand teak. See முன்னை² [munnai²],

1. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 327.)

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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: Vaicayantikkoti.

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