Biology (plants and animals)

1) Karihatti in India is the name of a plant defined with Gossypium arboreum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossypium arboreum Vell. (among others).

2) Karihatti is also identified with Gossypium barbadense It has the synonym Hibiscus barbadensis (L.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Acta Agric. Univ. Zhejiang. (1997)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique … Supplément (1810)
· Bull. Tech. U.S.D.A.
· Current Science (1984)
· The Flora of Jamaica (1837)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karihatti, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Karihatti (ಕರಿಹತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the cotton plant, Gossypium arboreum (= G. nanking, = G. purpurascence) of Malvaceae family; Bengal cotton.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Hatti, Karin.

Full-text: Karumganihatti.

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No search results for Karihatti, Kari-hatti; (plurals include: Karihattis, hattis) in any book or story.