Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kakittiram in India is the name of a plant defined with Tylophora asthmatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias vomitoria (Lam.) J. König ex Hook. f. (among others).

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

· Flora of the British India (1883)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)

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

Kākittiram (காகித்திரம்) noun Indian ipecacuanha. See குறிஞ்சா. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kurincha. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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