Biology (plants and animals)

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

Varaiyal in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus maxima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pharmacosycea guyanensis Miq. (among others).

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

· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1937)
· Bonplandia (1858)
· Ceiba (2003)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)
· Taxon (2005)
· Revista Boliviana Ecol. Cons. Amb. (2000)

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

Vaṟaiyal (வறையல்) noun < idem.

1. See வறை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) மூரல்பால் வறையல் [varai. (pingalagandu) muralpal varaiyal] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் குண்டோ. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam kundo.] 14).

2. Cake of crushed or pressed oil-seed; பிண்ணாக்கு. [pinnakku.] (W.)

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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: Varaiyalmuram.

Ends with: Iralvaraiyal.

Full-text: Iralvaraiyal, Occai, Naya.

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