Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kantutai in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Lantana camara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lantana amethystina Otto & A. Dietr. (among others).

2) Kantutai is also identified with Paederia foetida It has the synonym Gentiana scandens Lour. (etc.).

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

· Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (1940)
· Moscosoa (1989)
· Bulletin of the Tokyo Science Museum (1950)
· Aspects of Plant Sciences (1987)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1970)
· Cytologia (1982)

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

Kantuṭai (கந்துடை) [kantuṭaittal] transitive verb < கந்து¹ [kanthu¹] + உடை-. [udai-.] To untie the noose of the string tied to an ox’s neck; மாட்டின் தும்பை அவிழ்த்தல். [mattin thumbai avizhthal.] (J.)

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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)

Ends with: Mukantutai.

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