Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vayala [വയല] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Olea dioica Roxb. from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vayala, 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)

Vayala in India is the name of a plant defined with Vitex negundo in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Agnus-castus negundo (L.) Carrière (among others).

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

· Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, (1883)
· Memoirs of the Science Society of China (1932)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1956)
· Symb. Sin. (1936)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1934)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vayalā (वयला).—Better written as vaicaṇēṃ, vairaṇa &c.

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vayāḷā (वयाळा).—m vayāḷēṃ n A harmless water-snake.

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vāyalā (वायला).—a (Vulgar for vēgaḷā) Separate or disjunct. 2 Distinct, different, diverse.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vayāḷā (वयाळा).—m-ḷēṃ n A harmless water-snake.

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vāyalā (वायला).—a Separate; distinct.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Vāyāla (वायाल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vācāla.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vayalai, Vayalai kodi, Vayalaikkoti, Vayalammanpaccarici, Vayalampu, Vayalanallur, Vayalathi, Vayalavarai.

Full-text: Vacala, Vaila, Namaja, Avela, Vala.

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