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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Balm in English is the name of a plant defined with Melissa officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Melissa bicornis Klokov.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1983)
· Revue de Cytologie et de Biologie Végétales, le Botaniste (1981)
· Thaiszia (1997)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Cytologia (1981)
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Balm leaf, Balm of, Balm of gilead, Balm of mecca, Balm-of-gilead herb, Balmal, Balme, Balmegai, Balmegara, Balmekara, Balmevamta, Balmodal, Balmone, Balmony, Balmota, Balmuri.
Ends with: Axillary balm, Bee balm, Bradbury beebalm, Canary balm, Common balm, Dokam-balm, Eastern beebalm, Field balm, Horse balm, Indian balm, Lemon balm, Northern horse-balm, Pony beebalm, Scarlet beebalm, Spotted bee balm, Spotted beebalm, Sweet balm, Tea balm, Wild bergamot beebalm.
Full-text (+17): Horse balm, Dokam-balm, Balm of, Indian balm, Axillary balm, Tea balm, Lemon balm, Northern horse-balm, Balm of mecca, Canary balm, Sweet balm, Common balm, Field balm, Balm leaf, Spotted bee balm, Indian balm of gilead, Balm-of-gilead herb, Amritamjana, Bee balm, Lepa.
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Search found 27 books and stories containing Balm; (plurals include: Balms). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Hamlet < [April – June, 2004]
Hamlet < [July – September, 2005]
The Vivekananda Rock < [January – March, 2000]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Gospel of Buddha (by Paul Carus)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 61 - Greatness of Lalitomāviśālākṣī (Lalitomā-viśālākṣī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
3.2. Medicinal Baths < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
2.9. Pharmaceutical use of Anulepana (Unguents) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 23 - The Superintendent of Weaving < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
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