Alternative spellings of this word include Bhumichampaka.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bhumicampaka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Kaempferia rotunda L. from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bhumicampaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Bhumicampaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Kaempferia rotunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zerumbet zeylanica Garsault (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)
· Guihaia (1988)
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1812)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Hort. Cantabrig., ed. 3 (1804)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūmicampaka (भूमिचम्पक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A plant, (Kæmpferia rotunda.) E. bhūmi earth, and campaka Michelia.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūmicampaka (भूमिचम्पक):—[=bhūmi-campaka] [from bhūmi > bhū] m. Kaempferia Rotunda, [Pañcarātra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūmicampaka (भूमिचम्पक):—[bhūmi-campaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A plant or flower (Kæmpferia rotunda).

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhumicampaka in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Campaka, Bhumi.

Full-text: Samdhibandha, Drughana, Tamrapushpa.

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