Biology (plants and animals)

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

Catirai in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna sulfurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia enneaphylla Wight & Arn. (among others).

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

· Hort. Ind. Malabar.
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1982)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1906)
· Symbolae Botanicae (1794)
· Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Vietnam (1980)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)

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

Cātirai (சாதிரை) noun < Urdu jātra. Procession; ஊர்வலம். சாதிரைத் தீவட்டி வெளிச்ச மினுமினென [urvalam. sathiraith thivatti velicha minuminena] (விறலிவிடுதூது [viralividuthuthu] 346).

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)

Starts with: Catiraicceti.

Relevant text

No search results for Catirai, Cātirai, Sathirai, Saathirai, Sadirai, Sadhirai, Chathirai; (plurals include: Catirais, Cātirais, Sathirais, Saathirais, Sadirais, Sadhirais, Chathirais) in any book or story.