Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kattu-vellilai in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Ehretia microphylla Lam. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Carmona retusa. For the possible medicinal usage of kattu-vellilai, 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)

Kattu-vellilai in India is the name of a plant defined with Carmona microphylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ehretia dentata Courchet (among others).

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

· Flore Générale de l’Indo-Chine (1914)
· Icon. (1799)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1838)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1845)
· Encycl. Meth. (1783)
· Symbolae Botanicae (1791)

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

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Partial matches: Vellilai, Kattu.

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