Katukalabu, Kaṭukālābu: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Katukalabu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Katukalabu in India is the name of a plant defined with Lagenaria siceraria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1937)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1995)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1825)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Katukalabu, for example chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭukālābu (कटुकालाबु):—[from kaṭuka > kaṭ] m. Trichosanthes Dioeca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 3 - The Pharmaceutics of the Bottle Gourd (ikshvaku-kalpa) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]