Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kattukkolunci in India is the name of a plant defined with Atalantia monophylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trichilia spinosa Willd. (among others).

2) Kattukkolunci is also identified with Atalantia racemosa.

3) Kattukkolunci is also identified with Tephrosia purpurea It has the synonym Cracca dichotoma (Desv.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1997)
· Fl. Maharashtra (1996)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. (1836)

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

Kāṭṭukkoḻuñci (காட்டுக்கொழுஞ்சி) [kāṭṭu-koḻuñci] noun < idem. +. (L.)

1. Purple wild indigo. See கொள்ளுக்காய்வேளை. [kollukkayvelai.]

2. A species of wild lime. See காட்டெலுமிச்சை [kattelumichai], 2.

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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.

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