Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kacumiram in India is the name of a plant defined with Cheilocostus speciosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl. (among others).

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

· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1791)
· The Flora of British India (1890)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1999)
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1941)
· Praelectiones in ordines naturales plantarum (1792)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kacumiram, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kācumīram (காசுமீரம்) noun < Kāśmīra. Kashmīr, a country in the north of India, one of 56 tēcam, q. v.; ஐம்பத்தாறுதேசங்களுள் ஒன்று. [aimbatharuthesangalul onru.] (திருவேங்கடசதகம் [thiruvengadasathagam] 97.)

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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)

Full-text: Kacumirakantam, Kanmiram, Tecam.

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