Biology (plants and animals)

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

Purakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Dactyloctenium aegyptium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eleusine egyptia Raf., nom. illeg., non Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Desf. (among others).

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

· Hortus Regius Botanicus Hafniensis (1819)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda (1840)
· Flora Caroliniana, secundum … (1788)
· Précis des Découvertes et Travaux Somiologiques (1814)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1791)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Purakam, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pūrakam (பூரகம்) noun < pūraka.

1. Filling; satisfying; நிரப்புகை. [nirappugai.]

2. (Yoga Philosophy) Inhalation, filling in of breath, a part of pirāṇāyāmam, q.v.; பிராணாயாமத்துக்கு உறுப்பானதும் வாயுவை உள்ளே யிழுப்பதுமான செயல். பூரக ரேசகத்துடன் பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை்து கும்பகம் [piranayamathukku uruppanathum vayuvai ulle yizhuppathumana seyal. puraga resagathudan porunthu kumbagam] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 44, 18).

3. Red species of little millet, Panicum egyptiacum; மத்தங்காய்ப்புல். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [mathangayppul. (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.

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Ends with: Campurakam, Palapurakam, Vintapurakam.

Full-text: Piranayamam, Purikai.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Purakam, Pooragam, Puragam, Pūrakam; (plurals include: Purakams, Pooragams, Puragams, Pūrakams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.4.135 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]

Verse 2.1.138-140 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 9.289 < [Section XXXVIII - Treatment of Criminals and their Punishment]

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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

Chapter CCXXXV - The mode of Practising the Great Yoga < [Dhanvantari Samhita]

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