Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vakkanai in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Celtis philippensis var. wightii (Planch.) E. Soepadmo from the Cannabaceae (Marijuana) family having the following synonyms: Celtis wightii, Solenostigma wightii. For the possible medicinal usage of vakkanai, 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)

1) Vakkanai in India is the name of a plant defined with Celtis philippensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Celtis prantlii auct. - mult., non Priemer ex Engl., sensu stricto (among others).

2) Vakkanai is also identified with Premna tomentosa It has the synonym Premna tomentosa Kurz (etc.).

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

· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1848)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Systema Plantarum (1800)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Plant Sciences (1988)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)

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

Vakkaṇai (வக்கணை) noun [K. vakkaṇe.]

1. Formal portion of a letter or other document; honorific superscription in a letter; கடிதம் முதலியவற்றின் முகப்புவாசகம். [kaditham muthaliyavarrin mugappuvasagam.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 654.)

2. Words of courtesy; உபசார வார்த்தை. வக்கணையா லின்பம் வருமோ [upasara varthai. vakkanaiya linpam varumo] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் பராபர. [thayumanasuvamigal padal parapara.] 213).

3. Flowery or rhetorical speech or statement; வருணனை. வக்கணைப்பேச்சல்ல [varunanai. vakkanaippechalla] (இராமநாடகம் உயுத். [iramanadagam uyuth.] 30).

4. See வக்கணம்¹ [vakkanam¹], 2, 3, 4, 5,

7. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

5. Skilful talk; சமத்காரப் பேச்சு. [samathkarap pechu.] Local usage

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Vakkaṇai (வக்கணை) noun

1. Wight's Indian nettle. See மலைப்புன்கு. [malaippunku.] (L.)

2. Mottled ebony, medium tree, Diospyros montana; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

3. Yellow wood ebony, medium tree, Diospyros chloroxylon; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

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Vakkaṇai (வக்கணை) noun See வக்கணம்². (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vakkanam². (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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: Melvakkanai.

Full-text: Melvakkanai, Vellaittuvarai, Tarimvila, Valarppu, Vattanai.

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