Biology (plants and animals)

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

Verkkatalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Arachis hypogaea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arachis nambyquarae Hoehne) (The Nambiquara tribe, also spelled Nambikwara, reside in the southwestern part of the Brazilian Amazon. (among others).

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

· International Journal of toxicology (2001)
· Nutrition and Cancer (2004)
· Ciencia e Cultura (1976)
· Darwiniana (1939)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1999)
· Revue de Botanique Appliquée et d’Agriculture Tropicale (1933)

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

Vērkkaṭalai (வேர்க்கடலை) [vēr-kaṭalai] noun < வேர்¹ [ver¹] +. Ground-nut. See மணிலாக்கொட்டை. [manilakkottai.]

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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.

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Partial matches: Katalai, Ver.

Full-text: Verkkadalai.

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