Ambiguity: Although Chittaratha has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cittaratha.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Chittaratha in India is the name of a plant defined with Alpinia calcarata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Renealmia erecta (DC.) Boos (among others).

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

· Flora of the Southeastern United States (1913)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1902)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Lingnan Sci. J. (1927)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Chittarathai.

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Study of medicinal plants in Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli. < [2018: Volume 7, January issue 1]