Kandan: 1 definition
Introduction:
Kandan 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)1) Kandan in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia purpurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia purpurea var. violacea de Wit (among others).
2) Kandan is also identified with Bauhinia variegata It has the synonym Bauhinia variegata var. chinensis DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Caldasia (1946)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Biodivers. & Conserv. (2004)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kandan, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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 (+23): Kamdanadi, Kamdane, Kamdanehana, Kamdanepatra, Kandan-katiri, Kandana, Kandanagara, Kandanaguliyam, Kandanaka, Kandanakkare, Kandanalamba, Kandanali, Kandanaman, Kandananda, Kandanasala, Kandanavala, Kandanaya, Kandanayaka, Kandanchavadi, Kandanem.
Ends with (+2): Akantakantan, Alakantan, Cukkandan, Ennatakantan, Icai-alavukantan, Inkucukkantan, Kakandan, Kalakantan, Kantan, Karaikkantan, Kumarakantan, Manikantan, Namakantan, Pakantan, Pokantan, Shrikantan, Tacakantan, Tevarakantan, Thuvarkandan, Tirunilakantan.
Full-text: Muvarayar, Turakkanatu, Manakkatci, Arukar, Cetanai, Kandan-katiri, Maiyatu, Tuyal, Atula, Shrikantha, Murugan, Kantakari, Kantan, Velai, Vitam, Tuli.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Kandan; (plurals include: Kandans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Kilappaluvur < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Note on the Three Oldest Rajakesari Inscriptions of Agastyesvaram < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Table II. Cholisvaram (with circular sikhara) < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Nidur < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Appendix: Temples or parts thereof built and miscellaneous facts < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Temples in Sendamangalam < [Part II - Contributions of the Later Pallavas to the Chola-Pallava Phase]
Reviews < [July-August 1932]
Gandhi and Gandhism in Indo-Anglian Fiction < [October 1969]
Honouring K. S. Venkataramani: An Appeal < [April 1951]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Kalakattur < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Tiruppainjili < [Aditya I]
Temples in Attur < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
History of Bodhisattva Aśvaghoṣa < [Introduction]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Other Gods and Goddesses < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
The Later or the Imperial Pallavas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]