Biology (plants and animals)

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

Nupam in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).

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

· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Toxicon. (2005)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)

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

Nupam (நுபம்) noun cf. நூபம்². [nupam².] Madar. See எருக்கு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [erukku. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Nūpam (நூபம்) noun < anūpa. Bull, bullock; எருது. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [eruthu. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Nūpam (நூபம்) noun perhaps from நுபம். [nupam.] Madar. See எருக்கு. [erukku.] (W.)

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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: Anupam.

Relevant text

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