Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kampaimaram in India is the name of a plant defined with Gardenia latifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gardenia latifolia Sol. (among others).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (1981)
· Taxon (1979)
· The Flora of British India (1880)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

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

Kampaimaram (கம்பைமரம்) [kampai-maram] noun Broad-leaved Gardenia, Gardenia latifolia; மரவிசே டம். [maravise dam.]

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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)

Partial matches: Maram, Kampai.

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