Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kalakutam in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos spireana Dop (among others).

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

· Rumphia (1836)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Lloydia (1973)
· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1910)
· Taxon (1980)

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

Kālakūṭam (காலகூடம்) noun < kāla-kūṭa. The poison that came out when the ocean of milk was churned; deadly poison; பாற்கடலில் தோன்றிய விஷம். [parkadalil thonriya visham.]

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Kāḷakūṭam (காளகூடம்) [kāḷa-kūṭam] noun < kāla-kūṭa.

1. Poison from the sea of milk kept by Śiva in His throat in order to save the Devas from destruction; ஆலாகலம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [alagalam. (pingalagandu)]

2. A hell; ஒரு நரகம். கோளனைக் காளகூட நரகிற் கவிழ்த்தனர் [oru naragam. kolanaig kalaguda naragir kavizhthanar] (திருக்குற்றாலத் தல கவுற். [thirukkurralath thala kavur.] 64).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kala, Kutam.

Full-text: Kalakuta, Candapati, Candeshvara, Candipati, Candesha, Ujjh.

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 2.1 - Vishapaharana-murti (depiction of swallowing the poison) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]

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