Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Ativacam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum heterophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum heterophyllum Wall..

2) Ativacam is also identified with Acorus calamus It has the synonym Acorus calamus var. americanus (Raf.) H.D. Wulff. (etc.).

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

· Occasional Papers, Kagoshima University Research Center for the South Pacific (1989)
· Genome
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health.
· Ann. Bot.
· Izvestiia Akademii Nauk Belorusskoi SSR: Seriia Biologicheskikh Nauk (1985)
· Hum. Exp. Toxicol. (2006)

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

Ativācam (அதிவாசம்) [ati-vācam] noun < ati-vāsa. Fast on the day previous to that of the Śrāddha ceremony; சிராத்தத்துக்கு முதனாள் உபவாசம். [sirathathukku muthanal upavasam.]

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Ativācam (அதிவாசம்) [ati-vācam] noun < adhi-vāsa. A preparatory ceremony before marriage; விவா கச் சடங்குக்கு முன் அங்கமாக நிகழ்த்துஞ் சடங்குவகை. [viva kas sadangukku mun angamaga nigazhthugn sadanguvagai.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2363, உரை. [urai.])

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Ativacam (அதிவசம்) noun < ativiṣā. (திருக்குறள் அக. [thirukkural aga.])

1. Atis; அதிவிடை. [athividai.]

2. Sweet flag; வசம்பு. [vasambu.]

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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: Ati, Vacam.

Starts with: Ativacampu.

Ends with: Ceyativacam.

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