Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cittirappalatai in India is the name of a plant defined with Euphorbia hirta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chamaesyce pilulifera (L.) Small (among others).

2) Cittirappalatai is also identified with Euphorbia rosea It has the synonym Chamaesyce glaucescens (Willd.) V.S. Raju (etc.).

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

· Phytologia (1977)
· Synopsis der Mitteleuropäischen Flora (1917)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1982)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1987)
· World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (2000)
· Synopsis plantarum succulentarum (1812)

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

Cittirappālaṭai (சித்திரப்பாலடை) [cittira-pālaṭai] noun < idem. +.

1. Painted-leaved tailed tick-trefoil, medium shrub, Uraria picta; பூடுவகை. [puduvagai.] (L.)

2. Species of euphorbia. See அம்மான்பச்சரிசி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [ammanpacharisi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Cittirappālāṭai (சித்திரப்பாலாடை) [cittira-pālāṭai] noun < idem. +. See சித்திரப்பாலடை. [sithirappaladai.] (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: Palatai.

Full-text: Caram.

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