Uttar: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Uttar means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Uttar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Uttara.
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Biology (plants and animals)
1) Uttar in India is the name of a plant defined with Tephrosia purpurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cracca dichotoma Kuntze (among others).
2) Uttar is also identified with Terminalia chebula It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula Gaertn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 3
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· FBI (1878)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Uttar, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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
Hindi dictionary
Uttar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) answer, reply; north; later; —[kamsya yuga] late bronze age; ~[jivita] survived, surviving; ~[jivita, jivitva] survival, survivorship; ~[jivi], surviving; survivor; survived; —[pashana yuga] neolithic age; —[pratyuttara] reply and counter-reply, argument..—uttar (उत्तर) is alternatively transliterated as Uttara.
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Nepali dictionary
Uttar is another spelling for उत्तर [uttara].—n. 1. north; 2. answer; reply; response;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+25): Uttar-kanda, Uttar-pratyuttar, Uttara, Uttara Raja Putta, Uttara Sutta, Uttara Vihara, Uttarabarhis, Uttarabhadrapad, Uttarabhadrapada, Uttarabhaga, Uttarabhaktika, Uttarabharata, Uttarabhasa, Uttarabhasana, Uttarabhimukha, Uttarabhitti, Uttaracaivam, Uttaracakkavala, Uttaracarita, Uttaracatci.
Full-text (+273): Madhura, Himdustani, Kashi, Varanasi, Uttar-kanda, Pancala, Uttar-pratyuttar, Ayodhya, Uttarapratyuttara, Hatadhimantha, Maleya, Vrajabhashe, Purabiya, Ayodhye, Yogabadari, Pandukeshvar, Hastinapura, Devasara, Nandinagara, Banarasi.
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Search found 120 books and stories containing Uttar; (plurals include: Uttars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Holistic Approach to Female Uttar Basti - A Review Article < [Vol. 8 No. 6 (2023)]
Contribution of Ashtanga Hridya in the field of Kaumarbhritya < [Vol. 5 No. 04 (2020)]
A case report on the management of Klaibya with special reference to Arterial... < [Vol. 7 No. 8 (2022)]
Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
Uttar Basti- A critical review < [Volume 2, Issue 3: May–June (2016)]
Nonconventional approach in diagnosing digestive disorders < [Volume 2, Issue 2: March–April (2016)]
Aerides multiflora Roxb.: An Important Ornamental and Medicinal Orchid < [Volume 8, Issue 4: October–December (2022)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Effect of uttar basti in vandhyatva (female infertility) < [2023, Issue 04, April]
Uttar basti in the management of female infertility: an evidence based review < [2013, Issue 5 Sep-Oct]
Contemporary method of uttar basti and its use in infertility < [2022, Issue 1, January]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Clinical Evaluation of Uttar Basti and some Herbo- Mineral Compounds in... < [Vol. 5 No. 11: Nov (2022)]
Pediatric Care According to Vagbhata: An Overview of Kaumarbhritya Principles < [Vol. 7 No. 10: Oct (2024)]
Uttar Basti Can Enhance The Outcome of Intrauterine Insemination? < [Vol. 4 No. 3: March (2021)]
Studies in Ethnobotany of ‘Nath’ of Bundelkhand region (by Praveen Kumar Khare)
Chapter 5 - Enumeration of Plant Species (Ethnobotanical Records of 'Nath' tribe)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Uttar Basti: An Ayurvedic Review of Indications and Therapeutic Benefits < [2023: Volume 12, December issue 21]
Management of urethral stricture wsr to mutrotsanga with uttar basti < [2023: Volume 12, June issue 9]
Uttarbasti: A Localized Uterine Detox Therapy in Ayurvedic Practice < [2023: Volume 12, January issue 1]
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