Biology (plants and animals)

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

Umataki in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria juncea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crotalaria fenestrata Sims (among others).

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

· Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. (1994)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Species Plantarum. (1802)

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

Umataki (உமதகி) noun cf. உமாதசி. [umathasi.] Sunn-hemp. See சணல். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sanal. (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)

Starts with: Umatakiyakkoti, Umatakiyam.

Full-text: Umataci.

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