Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kotuvisam in India is the name of a plant defined with Heliotropium indicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eliopia serrata Raf. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Bolivia) Comunicación (1990)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1988)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)

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

Koṭuviṣam (கொடுவிஷம்) [koṭu-viṣam] noun < idem. +.

1. Fatal poison, venom; கொல்லுந் தன்மையுள்ள விஷம். [kollun thanmaiyulla visham.]

2. A mineral poison; வெள்ளைப்பாஷா ணம். [vellaippasha nam.] (W.)

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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: Visham, Vicam, Kotu.

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