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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Kaṭuphala (कटुफल) is another name for Paṭola, a medicinal plant identified with Trichosanthes dioica (pointed gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.22-24 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kaṭuphala and Paṭola, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Kaṭuphala (कटुफल) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kaṭutumbī, a medicinal plant identified with Lagenaria siceraria (calabash or bottle gourd or bitter gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.56-57.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Katuphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Trichosanthes cucumerina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trichosanthes cucumerina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (among others).

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

· FBI (1879)
· Numer. List (6688)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1939)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1996)
· Acta Bot. Yunnan. (1994)
· Species Plantarum

If you are looking for specific details regarding Katuphala, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaṭuphala (कटुफल).—a sort of cucumber.

-lā Name of two plants, पटोल (paṭola) and श्रीवल्ली (śrīvallī)

Derivable forms: kaṭuphalaḥ (कटुफलः).

Kaṭuphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭu and phala (फल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaṭuphala (कटुफल).—m.

(-laḥ) A sort of cucumber, (Trichosanthes diœca.) E. kaṭu and phala fruit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kaṭuphala (कटुफल):—[=kaṭu-phala] [from kaṭu > kaṭ] m. Trichosanthes Dioeca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Kaṭuphalā (कटुफला):—[=kaṭu-phalā] [from kaṭu-phala > kaṭu > kaṭ] f. Luffa Foetida, [Caraka]

3) Kaṭuphala (कटुफल):—[=kaṭu-phala] [from kaṭu > kaṭ] n. a species of plant.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaṭuphala (कटुफल):—[kaṭu-phala] (laḥ) 1. m. A sort of cucumber, (Trichosanthes dioeca).

[Sanskrit to German]

Katuphala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṭuphala (ಕಟುಫಲ):—[noun] the tree Acacia concinna of Mimosae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Phala, Katu.

Ends with: Akatuphala.

Full-text: Akatuphala, Katphala, Ugragandha, Katutumbi, Patola.

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