Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kattuthulasi [കാട്ടുതുളസി] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Scutellaria violacea B.Heyne ex Benth. from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Scutellaria floribunda, Scutellaria nodulosa, Scutellaria violacea var. glabra. For the possible medicinal usage of kattuthulasi, 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)

Kattuthulasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum americanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ocimum americanum Hutch. & Dalziel (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1931)
· Botanical Magazine (2452)
· Amoenitates academicae (1755)
· Centuria I. Plantarum (1755)

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

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Starts with: Kattuttulaci.

Ends with: Kattuttulaci.

Full-text: Anciranam, Vanattulaci, Attuttulay.

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