Cocos nucifera: 2 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
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Introduction:

Cocos nucifera means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Cocos nucifera (denoted in Sanskrit by Nālikera) is used by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Cocos nucifera [e.g., Nālikera] is destroyed if fed by water used for cleaning rice. Gossypium herbaceum immediately perishes if fed by water with the leaves of Azadirachta indica”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Cocos nucifera L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze, Calappa nucifera Kuntze, Cocos indica Royle, Cocos nana Griff., Cocos nucifera var. synphyllica Becc., Palma cocos Mill., nom. illeg..

References regarding Cocos nucifera L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Palma (1768)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1840)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1851)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Agric. Colon. (1916)
· Taxon (1979)
· Kew Chromosome Conference (1995)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Res. Microbiol. (2004)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. (2007)
· International Journal of Dermatology (2007)

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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.