Amaltas: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Amaltas means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Amaltas has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Amalatasa.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsAmaltas [अमलतास] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Cassia fistula Cassia fistula L. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of amaltas, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Amaltas [املتاس] in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Amaltas in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassia fistula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cathartocarpus fistuloides G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1973)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1823)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1982)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Amaltas, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAmaltas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) Cassia fistula —an Indian medicinal plant used as a purgative..—amaltas (अमलतास) is alternatively transliterated as Amalatāsa.
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