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Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कालकूट
- Hindi
- कालकूट विष
What the text says
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Signs and symptoms1
Kālakūṭa, one of the tuber poisons, is said to destroy the sense of touch and cause violent trembling.
Safety
- Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
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Topics of the text that discuss it
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1Questions and answers
1Where else is this mentioned?
Named 2 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
Questions and answers
Which are the thirteen tuber poisons?
Kālakūṭa, karkaṭaka, sarṣapaka, kardamaka, vatsanābha, mūlaka, puṇḍarīka, mahāviṣa, sambhā (śṛṅgī), mustaka, hālāhala, pālaka and vairāṭaka.
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Herb
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 1
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T20
- Record id
- ingredient_kalakuta