Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kotikkakkattan in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea nil from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Convolvulus nil. For the possible medicinal usage of kotikkakkattan, 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)

Kotikkakkattan in India is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea nil in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pharbitis cuspidata (Ruiz & Pav.) G. Don (among others).

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

· Florae Fluminensis (1825)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1833)
· Flora Peruviana (1799)
· Catalecta Botanica (1797)

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

Koṭikkākkaṭṭāṉ (கொடிக்காக்கட்டான்) [koṭi-kākkaṭṭāṉ] noun < idem. +. Sky-blue bindweed, medium climber, Ipomæa hederacea; காக்கட்டான்வகை. [kakkattanvagai.]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kakkattan, Koti.

Full-text: Cirikki, Kakkattan.

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