Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vellaiccaranai in India is the name of a plant defined with Trianthema portulacastrum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Portulacastrum monogynum (L.) Medik. (among others).

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

· Kew Bulletin (1960)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2001)
· Glimpses Cytogenet. India (1992)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Fl. Mascareignes (1991)

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

Veḷḷaiccāraṇai (வெள்ளைச்சாரணை) [veḷḷai-cāraṇai] noun < idem. +. Horse-purslane, Trianthema monogyna; சாரணைவகை. [saranaivagai.] (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)

Partial matches: Vellai, Caranai.

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