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Mira: From 1 Different Sources

(Indian / Slavic / Latin) One who is prosperous / a peaceful woman / one who is wonderful

Mirah, Mirana, Mireille, Mirella, Mirelle, Miri, Miriana, Mirielle, Mirilla, Mirka, Mirra, Myrella, MyrEne, Myrilla, Mir, Mirko, Mirke

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Mirabel

(Latin / French) One who is wonderful / a rare beauty Meribel, Meribelle, Mirabell, Mirabella, Mirabelle... mirabel

Mirabilis Jalapa

Linn.

Family: Nyctaginaceae.

Habitat: North-West Himalayas, Bengal and Manipur.

English: Four-O'Clock Plant, Marvel of Peru.

Ayurvedic: Trisandhi.

Unani: Gul-abbaas.

Siddha/Tamil: Andhimalligai.

Action: Leaf—used for treating uterine discharge; as poultice for abscesses and boils; fresh juice is applied to body in urticaria, also for inflammations and bruises. Tuber— used as a poultice on carbuncles. Root—mild purgative, spasmolytic.

The tuberous roots were erroneously thought to be the source of jalap.

The plant is used for its antitumour and virus-inhibitory activity.

The plant contains triterpenes, al- pha-amyrin and its acetate. Mirabilis Antiviral Protein (MAP) was isolated from the tuberous roots. MAP also showed antiproliferative effect on tumour cells. (MAP is abortifacient.)

Two Mirabilis jalapa antimicrobial proteins, Mj-AMP-1 and Mj-AMP-2, isolated from seeds, showed broad spectrum antifungal actvity involving a number of pathogenic fungi.

Miraxanthins I, II, III and IV, indi- caxanthin and vulgaxanthin have been isolated from flowers.... mirabilis jalapa

Miracle

(American) An act of God’s hand Mirakle, Mirakel, Myracle, Myrakle... miracle

Mirage

(French) An illusion or fantasy... mirage

Mirai

(Basque) A miracle child Miraya, Mirari, Mirarie, Miraree, Mirae... mirai

Miranda

(Latin) One who is worthy of admiration

Maranda, Meranda, Miran, Mirandah, Mirranda, Myranda... miranda

Mirani

(Spanish) An attractive lady Miranie, Mirany, Miraney, Miranee, Miranea... mirani

Miracidium

n. (pl. miracidia) the first-stage larva of a parasitic *fluke. Miracidia hatch from eggs released into water with the host’s excreta. They have *cilia and swim about until they reach a snail. The miracidia then bore into the snail’s soft tissues and there continue their development as *sporocysts.... miracidium

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