Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Attuvanchi in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Humboldtia vahliana Wight from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of attuvanchi, 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.

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

1) Attuvanchi in India is the name of a plant defined with Adiantum pedatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adiantum pedatum Peter (among others).

2) Attuvanchi is also identified with Humboldtia vahliana.

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

· Flora Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus (1794)
· Systematic Botany (1988)
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1997)
· Rhodora (1983)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1929)

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

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