Alternative spellings of this word include Gudatvach.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Gudatvac in India is the name of a plant defined with Cinnamomum cassia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Laurus cassia Nees & T. Nees (among others).

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

· Systematisches Verzeichnis der zum Herbar Koorders (1854)
· O Prirozenosti Rostlin (1825)
· A Catalogue of the Plants Growing in Bombay and its Vicinity (1839)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1906)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1831)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guḍatvac (गुडत्वच्).—f. the aromatic bark of the Laurus Cassia (Mar. dālacinī).

Guḍatvac is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guḍa and tvac (त्वच्). See also (synonyms): guḍatvacā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guḍatvac (गुडत्वच्).—n. (-tvak) The aromatic bark of the Laurus cassia. E. guḍa sugar, and tvac skin, bark, sweet-bark; also guḍatvaca.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guḍatvac (गुडत्वच्):—[=guḍa-tvac] [from guḍa] n. the aromatic bark of Laurus Cassia, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guḍatvac (गुडत्वच्):—[guḍa-tvac] (k) 5. n. The aromatic bark of the woody Cassia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gudatvac in German

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Partial matches: Tvac, Guda.

Starts with: Gudatvaca, Gudatvach, Gudatvacha.

Full-text: Surabhivalkala, Gudatvaca, Utkata.

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