Carankam, Caraṅkam, Carāṅkam, Cāraṅkam: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Carankam in India is the name of a plant defined with Tylophora asthmatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias vomitoria (Lam.) J. König ex Hook. f. (among others).

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

· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Taxon (1977)
· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Caraṅkam (சரங்கம்) noun A kind of arsenic; பாஷாணவகை. [pashanavagai.] (W.)

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Carāṅkam (சராங்கம்) noun < sarva + aṅga. Colloq.

1. Completeness, fulness; நிறைவு. [niraivu.]

2. Fluency; தடையின்மை. சாங்கமாய்ப் படித்தான். [thadaiyinmai. sangamayp padithan.]

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Carāṅkam (சராங்கம்) noun < saraka. Straightness, evenness; நேர்மை. சராங்கமான பாதை. [nermai. sarangamana pathai.] (W.)

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Cāraṅkam (சாரங்கம்) noun < sāraṅga.

1. Deer; மான். (பிங்கலகண்டு) சாரங்கத் துதித்த குறவள்ளி [man. (pingalagandu) sarangath thuthitha kuravalli] (குமரேசசதகம் [kumaresasathagam] 19).

2. Skylark; வானம்பாடி. [vanambadi.] (W.)

3. Bow; வில். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [vil. (agarathi nigandu)] 4.Bee; வண்டு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு). [vandu. (sudamaninigandu).]

5. (Music) A specific melody-type; ஓர் இராகம். [or iragam.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் இராக. [magaparatham iraga.] 56.)

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Cāraṅkam (சாரங்கம்) noun < śārṅga. Viṣṇu’s bow. See சார்ங்கம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி). [sarngam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi).]

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Cāraṅkam (சாரங்கம்) noun (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])

1. Indian ipecacuanha. See குறிஞ்சா. [kurincha.]

2. Small Indian ipecacuanha. See சிறுகுறிஞ்சா. [sirugurincha.]

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Cāraṅkam (சாரங்கம்) noun < sāraṅga. A kind of vīṇai; விணைவகையு ளொன்று. [vinaivagaiyu lonru.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் ஒழி. [magaparatham ozhi.] 15.)

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