Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kaucikeyam in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria verrucosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Quirosia anceps Blanco (among others).

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

· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1957)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Madras Journal of Literature and Science (1858)
· London Journal of Botany (1843)
· Nucleus (1991)
· Suppl. Meth. (1802)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaucikēyam (கௌசிகேயம்) noun White species of rattlewort; வெண்கிலுகிலுப்பை. (சித். அக.) [venkilugiluppai. (sith. aga.)]

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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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