Katabhi, Kaṭabhī, Kata-bhi: 9 definitions

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Biology
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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Katabhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Kaṭabhī (कटभी) is another name for Jyotiṣmatī, a medicinal plant identified with Celastrus paniculatus (black oil plant or intellect tree) from the Celastraceae or “staff vine” or “bittersweet family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.82 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kaṭabhī and Jyotiṣmatī, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Kaṭabhī (कटभी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Aśvakṣurā, a medicinal plant identified with Clitoria ternatea (Asian pigeonwings, butterfly pea or bluebellvine) from the Fabaceae or “legume family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.87-89.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Katabhi in India is the name of a plant defined with Albizia lebbeck in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa speciosa Jacq. (among others).

2) Katabhi is also identified with Albizia lucidior It has the synonym Mimosa lucida Vahl (etc.).

3) Katabhi is also identified with Albizia procera It has the synonym Mimosa elata Roxb. (etc.).

4) Katabhi is also identified with Cardiospermum halicacabum It has the synonym Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume (etc.).

5) Katabhi is also identified with Careya arborea It has the synonym Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F. Muell. (etc.).

6) Katabhi is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).

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

· Fl. Senegal (1954)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Inst. Rei Herb. (1766)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1918)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1994)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)

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

Kaṭabhī (कटभी).—Name of several plants ज्योतिष्मती, अपराजिता (jyotiṣmatī, aparājitā) &c.

Derivable forms: kaṭabhīḥ (कटभीः).

Kaṭabhī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭa and bhī (भी).

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

Kaṭabhī (कटभी).—f. (-bhī) 1. A plant, (Heartpea, Cardiaspermum halicacabum.) 2. Another creeper, (Clitoria ternata.) E. kaṭ to encompass, and bhaj to serve, ḍa and ṅīṣ affs.

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

1) Kaṭabhī (कटभी):—[=kaṭa-bhī] [from kaṭa > kaṭ] f. Cardiospermum Halicacabum, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of several other plants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kaṭabhī (कटभी):—[kaṭa-bhī] (bhī) 3. f. The heart-pea.

[Sanskrit to German]

Katabhi in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṭabhi (ಕಟಭಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Celastrus paniculata of Celastraceae family; black oil tree; climbing staff tree.

2) [noun] the vine Cardiospermum halicacabum of Sapindaceae family; balloon vine; heart pea.

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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.

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