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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Kaṇṭālu (कण्टालु) is another name for Bṛhatī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum indicum var. lividum (synonym of Solanum anguivi or ‘forest bitterberry’ or ‘African eggplant’) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.23-25 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Kaṇṭālu and Bṛhatī, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Kaṇṭālu (कण्टालु) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kaṇṭapuṅkhā, a medicinal plant mentioned as a variety of Śarapuṅkhā, identified with Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (“common tephrosia”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.71-74. Together with the names Kaṇṭālu and Kaṇṭapuṅkhā, there are a total of five Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Kaṇṭālu (कण्टालु) is another name (synonym) for Vārttākī, which is the Sanskrit word for Solanum melongena (eggplant), a plant from the Solanaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 7.194-195), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kantalu in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia nilotica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa scorpioides L. (among others).

2) Kantalu is also identified with Echinops echinatus.

3) Kantalu is also identified with Solanum melongena It has the synonym Solanum melongena Wall. (etc.).

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

· Linnean Society of London (1837)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1969)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1962)
· FBI (1883)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1838)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaṇṭālu (कण्टालु).—f. Name of several plants:-वार्तकी, वंश, वर्वुर, बृहती (vārtakī, vaṃśa, varvura, bṛhatī).

Derivable forms: kaṇṭāluḥ (कण्टालुः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kaṇṭālu (कण्टालु):—[from kaṇṭa] m. Solanum Jacquini, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] another species of Solanum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a bamboo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kantalu in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kantalurshala.

Full-text: Kantapunkha, Varttaki, Brihati, Kanta.

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