Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Katiccai [கடிச்சை] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Casearia tomentosa Roxb. from the Salicaceae (Willow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of katiccai, 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)

Katiccai in India is the name of a plant defined with Casearia tomentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anavinga lanceolata Lam. (among others).

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

· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1783)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭiccai (கடிச்சை) noun

1. A shrub; ஒரு செடி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [oru sedi. (vaithiya muligai)]

2. Downy-leaved False Kamela, Casearia tomentosa; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

3. See கடிச்சைமீன். [kadichaimin.]

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Kaṭiccai (கடிச்சை) noun probably from கடு-மை. [kadu-mai.] Niggardliness; உலோபம். [ulopam.] (W.)

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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)

Starts with: Katiccaikkaran, Katiccaimin.

Full-text: Katiccaikkaran, Katiccaimin, Kadichai, Kalutukkutti, Katiccavan, Kutti.

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