Ketum, Ketuṃ: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Ketum means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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)Ketum in Malaysia is the name of a plant defined with Mitragyna speciosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea luzoniensis Blanco (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1897)
· Fl. Ned. Ind. (1856)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1841)
· Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. (1842)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ketum, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryketuṃ : (inf. of kiṇāti) to buy.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Ketuma, Ketumala, Ketumaladvipa, Ketumalaka, Ketumalakhanda, Ketumalanka, Ketumalankanagara, Ketumalavarsha, Ketumali, Ketumalin, Ketumalvarutam, Ketuman, Ketumana, Ketumant, Ketumantu, Ketumar, Ketumat, Ketumati, Ketumbak, Ketumbar.
Ends with: Oloketum.
Relevant text
Search found 9 books and stories containing Ketum, Ketuṃ; (plurals include: Ketums, Ketuṃs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Ketum itar) < [Book 10 - Tenth Centum]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 164 - The propitiatory rite for the Planets (navagraha-homa)
Chapter 260 - The use of the hymns of Yajurveda (yajurvidhāna)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 82 - The worship of the Planets (Graha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
A Vedic Conception of the Poet < [May-June 1933]