Ankucapati, Aṅkucapāti: 2 definitions

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Ankucapati 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)

[«previous next»] — Ankucapati in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ankucapati in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmodium velutinum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Meibomia lasiocarpa (P. Beauv.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Flora Indica (1832)
· Naturw. Reise Mossambique (1861)
· Flore d’Oware (1804)
· Index Kew. (1894)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Coloured Illustrations of Plants of Taiwan (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ankucapati, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, 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.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ankucapati in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṅkucapāti (அங்குசபாதி) [aṅkuca-pāti] noun < haṃsa-pādikā. Species of Desmodium. See சிறுபுள்ளடி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sirupulladi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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.

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