Biology (plants and animals)

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

Acotam in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Indigofera tinctoria Blanco var. torulosa Baker f. (among others).

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

· Botanische Bemerkungen (1844)
· Pharmazie (1987)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1979)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Society of Bengal (1980)
· Novon (1994)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)

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

Acōtam (அசோதம்) noun (பரிபாசை அகராதி [paripasai agarathi])

1. Indigo; அவுரி. [avuri.]

2. Lodhra; வெள்ளிலோத்திரம். [vellilothiram.]

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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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Full-text: Asodham.

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