Cerukkam: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Cerukkam means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cerukkam in India is the name of a plant defined with Punica granatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· North American Flora (1928)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (1936)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1981)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2009)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cerukkam, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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 LexiconCerukkam (செருக்கம்) noun cf. karaka. Pomegranate. See மாதுளை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [mathulai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Cerukkam (செருக்கம்) noun < செருக்கு. [serukku.] Intoxication; கள் முதலியன உண்டலால் வரும் மயக்கம். கட்கழி செருக்கத்தன்ன [kal muthaliyana undalal varum mayakkam. kadkazhi serukkathanna] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 35).
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)
Starts with: Cerukkampam.
Ends with: Aniccerukkam.
Full-text: Cerukkal.
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