Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kurottai in India is the name of a plant defined with Clerodendrum inerme in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Volkameria neriifolia Roxb. (among others).

2) Kurottai is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).

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

· Gardens’ Bulletin. Singapore (1995)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1847)
· Cytologia (1983)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. (1809)
· Fl. Senegal (1954)

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

Kuṟōṭṭai (குறோட்டை) noun (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [(vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

1. Mussell-shell creeper. See காக்கணம். [kakkanam.]

2. See பீச்சுவிளாத்தி. [pichuvilathi.]

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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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