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Ayurveda (science of life)

Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)

Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa

Kulathī (कुलथी):—Another name for Kulattha (Macrotyloma uniflorum), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.

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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)

Kulathi in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos trilobus Thunb., p.p., nom. illegit. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Über Befruchtungsverhältnisse bei Hülsenfrüchten (1898)
· Mémoires de l’Institut Égyptien (1889)
· Raccolte Botaniche
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Repertorium Botanices Systematicae (1843)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kulatikkan, Kulatilakan.

Ends with: Cakulati, Cherukulathi, Kontaikkulatti, Vekulati.

Full-text: Kulattha, Cotari, Brahmadandi, Gokshura.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

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