Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kakkam in India is the name of a plant defined with Clitoria ternatea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (among others).

2) Kakkam is also identified with Coccinia grandis It has the synonym Turia moghadd J.F. Gmel. (etc.).

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

· Cytologia (1983)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1975)
· Moscosoa (1990)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique (1811)
· Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (1857)
· Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens (1867)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kakkam, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, 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

Kakkam (கக்கம்) noun < kakṣa. Armpit, axilla; அக்குள். கட்டிச் சுருட்டித்தங் கக்கத்தில் வைப்பர் [akkul. kattis suruttithang kakkathil vaippar] (பட்டினத். திருப்பாவை பொது [pattinath. thiruppavai pothu], 30).

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Kākkam (காக்கம்) noun

1. Bitter snake-ground. See குறட்டை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி). [kurattai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi).]

2. A common creeper of the hedges. See கொவ்வை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி). [kovvai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi).]

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Kakkam (கக்கம்) noun < kakṣa. Differential circle; அயனக்கணக்குவகை. [ayanakkanakkuvagai.] Pond.

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Kakkam (கக்கம்) noun perhaps from கக்கு-. [kakku-.] Dregs, lees; கசண்டு. [kasandu.] Local usage

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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)

Starts with: Kakkambu, Kakkamdha, Kakkamdhu, Kakkamulla, Kakkamullu.

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