Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kottiram in India is the name of a plant defined with Aeschynomene aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hedysarum asperum Poir. (among others).

2) Kottiram is also identified with Aeschynomene indica It has the synonym Smithia aspera Roxb. (etc.).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Vet. Human Toxicol. (2004)
· Economic Botany (1978)
· Reinwardtia (1959)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1977)

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

Kōttiram (கோத்திரம்) noun < gōtra.

1. Family, lineage; வமிசம். எவ்வூரெக் கோத்திரத்தீர் [vamisam. evvureg kothirathir] (பெருங்கதை மகத. [perungathai magatha.] 6, 185).

2. (Jaina philosophy) The Karma which determines re-birth, one of eṇ-kuṟṟam, q.v.; எண்குற்றங்களுள் ஒன்றாயதும் மறுபிறப்பிற்குக் காரணமாவதுமான கருமவகை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [enkurrangalul onrayathum marupirappirkug karanamavathumana karumavagai. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Mountain, hill; வைத்திய மலையகராதி (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vaithiya malaiyagarathi (pingalagandu)]

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Kōttiram (கோத்திரம்) noun < gōtrā. See கோத்திரை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kothirai. (sudamaninigandu)]

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Kōttiram (கோத்திரம்) noun < kōdrava. Kora millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum; சிறுவரகு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [siruvaragu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Kōttiram (கோத்திரம்) noun

1. Sola pith,

1. shrub, Aeschynomene aspera; நெட்டி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [netti. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

2. Hard sola pith, medium shrub, Aeschynomene indica; தக்கை. [thakkai.]

3. A prepared arsenic; தொட்டிப்பாஷா ணம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [thottippasha nam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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)

Ends with: Akottiram, Ashtakottiram, Kankakottiram, Matirukottiram, Nirkkottiram, Piranakkinikottiram, Vatulakottiram.

Full-text: Kattarai, Kankakottiram, Kottirappeyar, Vatulakottiram, Ashtakottiram, Piranakkinikottiram, Matirukottiram, Apivatanam, Enkurram, Kocaram, Vinai.

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