Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kattukaruva in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cinnamomum sulphuratum Nees from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kattukaruva, 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)

Kattukaruva in India is the name of a plant defined with Cinnamomum wightii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cinnamomum wightii Lukman..

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1864)
· Nomenclature et Iconographie des Cannelliers et Camphriers (1889)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kattukaruva, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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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Starts with: Kattukaruvatoli.

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