Ambiguity: Although Katahal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Katahala.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Katahal [कटहल] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Artocarpus heterophyllus from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Artocarpus integer, Artocarpus integrifolia, Artocarpus jaca. For the possible medicinal usage of katahal, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Katahal in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus heterophyllus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus maximus Blanco (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Katahal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the jack tree or its fruit..—katahal (कटहल) is alternatively transliterated as Kaṭahala.

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