Biology (plants and animals)

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

Viyu in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia bracteata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1791)
· Taxon (1979)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viyu (वियु).—3 P.

1) To be separated or dissolved (intran.).

2) To lose or be deprived of.

3) To exclude, deprive of.

4) To keep or ward off, prevent; उपवनं निरभर्त्सयत प्रियान् वियुवतीर्युवतीः शिशिरानिलः (upavanaṃ nirabhartsayata priyān viyuvatīryuvatīḥ śiśirānilaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 6.62.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viyu (वियु).—part (tr. & [intransitive]); separate or be separated from, deprive or be deprived of ([instrumental]); scatter, disperse, open. — Cf. vi/yuta.

Viyu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and yu (यु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viyu (वियु):—[=vi-√yu] [Parasmaipada] -yuyoti, -yauti, to separate, part (intr.), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];

—to be separated from or deprived of ([instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā];

—to separate (trans.), divide, detach or exclude from, deprive of ([instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda];

—to keep off, avert, [Śiśupāla-vadha];

—to spread, scatter, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā];

—to open, [Ṛg-veda]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vīyu (வீயு) noun Worm-killer. See ஆடுதின்னாப்பாளை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [aduthinnappalai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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: Vi, Yu.

Starts with (+5): Viyubha, Viyugala, Viyuha, Viyuhana, Viyuhati, Viyuhi, Viyuhita, Viyuhitva, Viyuj, Viyujya, Viyujyamana, Viyukakaran, Viyukt, Viyukta, Viyuktata, Viyukte, Viyuliha, Viyurpannan, Viyurpattipannu, Viyushka.

Ends with: Neraviyu.

Full-text: Viyuti, Viyutarthaka, Viyuta, Curuvai, Sira, Ili.

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