Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Catticattaranai in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb. (among others).

2) Catticattaranai is also identified with Commicarpus chinensis It has the synonym Boerhavia repanda Willd. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Mus. Senckenberg.
· Phytographia (1794)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1916)
· Botanical Exchange Club of the British Isles. Report (1914)
· Webbia (1992)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Caṭṭicāṭṭaraṇai (சட்டிசாட்டரணை) noun Pointed-leaved hogweed, small climber, Boerhavia rependa; செடிவகை. [sedivagai.] (L.)

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

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