Biology (plants and animals)

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

Atikantam in India is the name of a plant defined with Cleome viscosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sinapistrum viscosum (L.) Moench (among others).

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

· Ethnobotany (2000)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Phytomedicine (2002)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Atikantam, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Atikaṇṭam (அதிகண்டம்) [ati-kaṇṭam] noun < ati-gaṇḍa. (Astrology) A division of time, one of 27 yōkam, q.v.; யோக மிருபத்தேழி லொன்று. [yoga mirupathezhi lonru.] (விதானமாலை பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ாங்க. [vithanamalai panchanga.] 25.)

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Atikantam (அதிகந்தம்) [ati-kantam] noun < ati-gandha.

1. Fragrant species of grass; வாசனைப்புல் வகை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [vasanaippul vagai. (vaithiya muligai)]

2. Champak. See சண்பகம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [sanpagam. (vaithiya muligai)]

3. Sulphur; கந்தகம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kanthagam. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Atikkaṇṭam (அதிக்கண்டம்) [ati-kaṇṭam] noun probably from ati-khaṇḍa. (Pros.) Metrical foot; செய்யுட்சீர். அதிக்கண்ட மென்றும் . . . சீரை . . . பகர்வர் [seyyudsir. athikkanda menrum . . . sirai . . . pagarvar] (யாப்பருங்கலம் விருத்தி பக். [yapparungalam viruthi pag.] 97).

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Atikāntam (அதிகாந்தம்) [ati-kāntam] noun < ati-kānta.

1. A precious stone; இரத்தினவகை. [irathinavagai.] (W.)

2. Red sky at sunset; செவ்வானம். [sevvanam.] (சிந்தாமணிநிகண்டு [sintha. ni.] 137.)

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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)

Partial matches: Kandam, Ati.

Full-text: Makantam, Yokam.

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