Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kurukuttali in India is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea obscura in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Merremia geophiloides A. Chev. (among others).

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

· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
· Botanical Register
· Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. (1828)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1837)
· Journal of Natural Remedies (2007)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)

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

Kuṟukuttāḷi (குறுகுத்தாளி) [kuṟuku-tāḷi] noun < குறுகு- [kurugu-] +. Hairy-leaved creamy-white bindweed. See சிறுதாளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [siruthali. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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: Tali, Kuruku.

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