Biology (plants and animals)

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

Yalam in India is the name of a plant defined with Hardwickia binata 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):

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)

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

Yālam (யாலம்) noun < sāla.

1. Sal. See ஆச்சா. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [acha. (agarathi nigandu)]

2. Twin-leaved false copaiba, large tree, Hardwickia binata; ஆச்சாவகை. [achavagai.] (W.)

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Yālam (யாலம்) noun cf. யாமம்¹. [yamam¹.] Night; இரவு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [iravu. (agarathi nigandu)]

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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: Yalamma.

Ends with (+2): Accataiyalam, Akuyalam, Ataikiyalam, Ataiyalam, Kaiviyalam, Kiyalam, Malaiyalam, Malyalam, Manittiyalam, Mayalam, Mukkannaperiyalam, Munnataiyalam, Niyalam, Pariyalam, Patacayalam, Peyalam, Priyalam, Tayalam, Tiruvataiyalam, Tiyalam.

Full-text: Murravuru, Tuppu.

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