Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kutakam [കുടകം] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family having the following synonyms: Centella hirtella, Hydrocotyle asiatica, Hydrocotyle reniformis. For the possible medicinal usage of kutakam, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Kutakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Centella asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hydrocotyle reniformis Spreng. (among others).

2) Kutakam is also identified with Daemia extensa It has the synonym Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. (etc.).

3) Kutakam is also identified with Pergularia daemia It has the synonym Asclepias convolvulacea Willd. (etc.).

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

· Cytologia (1986)
· Opera Botanica (1993)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Nucleus (1997)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1975)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kutakam, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuṭakam (குடகம்) noun < குட. [kuda.] [Malayalam: kuṭakam.]

1. West; மேற்கு. குடக வானின் வயங்கிய . . . திங்கள் [merku. kudaga vanin vayangiya . . . thingal] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஒற்றுக். [kambaramayanam orrug.] 20).

2. Coorg, the hill country west of Mysore, forming the western boundary of the Tamil country; தமிழ்நாட்டின்மேல்பாலுள்ள ஒருநாடு. [thamizhnattinmelpalulla orunadu.] (நன். [nan.] 272, மயிலை. [mayilai.])

3. A mountain in Coorg; குடகுவைத்திய மலையகராதி [kudagumalai.] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 166, உரை. [urai.])

4. A mineral poison. See கோளகபாஷாணம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kolagapashanam. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Kūṭakam (கூடகம்) noun < kūṭa. Fraud, deceit; வஞ்சகம். கூடகத்தொழில் செய்யுங் கொடியனை [vanchagam. kudagathozhil seyyung kodiyanai] (திருக்குற்றாலத் தல கவுற்சன. [thirukkurralath thala kavursana.] 65).

context information

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)

Starts with: Kutakambalamanshiya.

Ends with: Kollankutakam, Pakutakam.

Full-text: Patin-enpumi, Patin-enmoli, Tuluvam, Kutaka.

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