Gostham: 1 definition
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Gostham 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)Gostham in India is the name of a plant defined with Saussurea costus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aplotaxis lappa Decaisne (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fl. Yunnan. (2003)
· Dict. Sci. Nat. (1827)
· Repertorium Botanices Systematicae (1843)
· Phytomedicine (2002)
· Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum (6700)
· Botanicheskii Zhurnal (1964)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gostham, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Goshthamahila.
Full-text: Parogoshtham.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Gostham; (plurals include: Gosthams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 475 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
4. A Contemporary Manuscript of Bhanuji Diksita’s Vyakhyasudha < [Volume 3 (1956)]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 1 - Prthivinamani (Prithivi Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The concept of Krishna-Avatara (incarnation) < [Chapter 4 - Significance of Vaishnava Myths]