Kusmantam, Kūṣmāṇṭam: 2 definitions
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Kusmantam means something in biology, Tamil. 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)Kusmantam in India is the name of a plant defined with Benincasa hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Benincasa hispida Cogn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Memoria sopra una pianta cucurbitacea. (1818)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1881)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kusmantam, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKūṣmāṇṭam (கூஷ்மாண்டம்) noun < kūṣmāṇḍa. White gourd, Cucurbita pepo; பூசனி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pusani. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCVI - Therapeutic properties of drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXCIV - Medical treatments of Sinus etc < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXCII - Medicinal recipes of inffalible effcacies < [Dhanvantari Samhita]