Biology (plants and animals)

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

Makatam in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica Standl. (among others).

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

· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1977)
· Research Bulletin (1970)
· Tropical Plant Science Research. New Delhi (1983)
· Opera Botanica (1993)
· African Health Sciences (2006)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)

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

Makatam (மகதம்) noun < magadha.

1. Country of South Bihar with Rājagṛha as its capital, one of 56 tēcam, q.v.; தேசம் ஐம்பத்தாற னுள் இராசகிருகத்தைத் தலைநகராகக் கொண்ட ஒரு தேசம். மகத வினைஞரும் [thesam aimbathara nul irasagirugathaith thalainagaragak konda oru thesam. magatha vinaignarum] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 19, 107).

2. Country about Tiru-k-kōvalūr in South Arcot; நடுநாட்டில் திருக்கோவலூரைச்சார்ந்த ஒரு பகுதி. [nadunattil thirukkovaluraicharntha oru paguthi.]

3. The language of Magadha, one of patiṉeṇ-moḻi, q.v.; பதினெண்மொழியுள் ஒன்று. [pathinenmozhiyul onru.] (நன். [nan.] 272, உரை. [urai.])

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Mākatam (மாகதம்) noun < māgadha.

1. That which pertains to Magadha or South Bihar; மகததேச சம்பந்தமானது. [magathathesa sambanthamanathu.]

2. Naṭunāṭu, in South Arcot District. See மகதம் [magatham],

2. மாகதக் கொங்கர் கோமான் [magathag kongar koman] (மகாபாரதம் பதினாறாம். [magaparatham pathinaram.] 90).

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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)

Starts with: Makatampu.

Ends with: Umakatam.

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