Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Othagaddi in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Echinochloa colona (L.) Link from the Poaceae (Grass) family. For the possible medicinal usage of othagaddi, 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) Othagaddi in India is the name of a plant defined with Echinochloa colona in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oplismenus colonus var. zonalis (Guss.) Schrad. (among others).

2) Othagaddi is also identified with Panicum colonum It has the synonym Echinochloa colona (L.) Link.

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

· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1953)
· Linnaea (1838)
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1830)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta
· Anales de la Universidad de Chile (1896)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1815)

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

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