Raagi
Topic started by Rema (@ dsl1-194.gw1.adl1.airnet.com.au) on Sun Nov 23 18:45:25 EST 2003.
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Do anyone know the proper english name for this bran? Used in making raagi porridge.
Responses:
- From: Idiappam (@ cache138.156ce.maxonline.com.sg)
on: Sun Nov 23 23:21:34 EST 2003
Raagi - I though that was used commonly in English too! Anyway, here we go:
Tamil Name: kEzhvaragu (kElvaragu)
Common English Names: Finger Millet, African Millet, Ragi
Hindi: Mandva, MaruvA
Malayalam: MuttAri, kOra, puNcappullu
Sanskrit: Nrtyakundalah, Narttakah, Ragi
Botanical name: Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn (Poaceae)
View pictures at:
http://www.icrisat.org/text/coolstuff/crops/gcrops3.html
http://www.indiawatch.org.in/kssc/kintro.html
- From: Priya (@ 192.113.240.254)
on: Mon Nov 24 06:02:39 EST 2003
Hai, do anyone know the english name of "Kaddukaai"?
- From: Idiappam (@ cache138.156ce.maxonline.com.sg)
on: Tue Nov 25 01:23:49 EST 2003
Kaddukaai? ok!
Tamil Name: kaddukaai
Botanical Name: Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae)
Common English: Chebulic myrobalan
Related speices used in Siddha Medicine:
Ven maruthu or nIrmaruthu - Terminalia arjuna
ThandRikkai - Terminalia bellirica
kaRu maruthu - Terminalia crenulata
poo maruthu - Terminalia paniculata
Two more - I don't have the reference at hand!
- From: Suji (@ c-67-169-78-204.client.comcast.net)
on: Tue Sep 21 17:35:42
Hi, Does anyone know the Tamil names of the following botanical names?
Centella asiatica
Hypericum Perforatum
Thanks!
-Suji.
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