Biology (plants and animals)

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

Attankoti in India is the name of a plant defined with Cardiospermum halicacabum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume (among others).

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

· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1847)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2006)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Parasitology Research (2005)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Linnaea (1843)

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

context information

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

Āṭṭāṅkoṭi (ஆட்டாங்கொடி) [āṭṭāṅ-koṭi] noun Sōma plant; சோமலதை. [somalathai.]

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Attan, Koti.

Ends with: Kalutaippalattankoti, Karunkakkattankoti, Karunkattankoti, Mutakkattankoti, Naykattankoti.

Full-text: Varuni.

Relevant text

No search results for Attankoti, Āṭṭāṅkoṭi, Āṭṭāṅ-koṭi, Attan-koti, Attankodi, Aattaangodi, Attangodi; (plurals include: Attankotis, Āṭṭāṅkoṭis, koṭis, kotis, Attankodis, Aattaangodis, Attangodis) in any book or story.