Chamkash: 1 definition
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Chamkash means something in biology. 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)1) Chamkash in India is the name of a plant defined with Corchorus aestuans in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Triumfetta bogotensis DC. (among others).
2) Chamkash is also identified with Corchorus depressus It has the synonym Corchorus antichorus Raeusch. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of the British Ind. (1874)
· Lahore Dist. Fl. (1936)
· Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles (1958)
· Dansk Botanisk Arkiv (1922)
· Annals of Indian Academy of Medical Sciences (1972)
· Ann. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pak. & Kash. (1972)
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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.
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