Kang: 2 definitions
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Kang 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.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKang [કાંગ] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv. from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Panicum chinense, Setaria asiatica, Setaria persica. For the possible medicinal usage of kang, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kang in India is the name of a plant defined with Setaria italica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum italicum var. inerme Döll (among others).
2) Kang in Thailand is also identified with Albizia lebbekoides It has the synonym Mimosa carisquis Blanco (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· American Journal of Botany (1915)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
· Bulletin, Division of Agrostology United States Department of Agriculture (1897)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique … Supplément (1816)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kang, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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 (+236): Kamgade, Kamgadiru, Kamgadu, Kamgagu, Kamgahi, Kamgalatana, Kamgalu, Kamgalutana, Kamgane, Kamganike, Kamganisu, Kamganu, Kamgara, Kamgari, Kamgarubu, Kamgata, Kamgattu, Kamgedike, Kamgedisu, Kamgedu.
Ends with (+24): Abakang, Ai kang, Alakang, Anipa wakang, Arkeng-rikang, Ba kang, Be-kang, Byarkang, Champat-a-rikang, Champhat-a-rikang, Chharkang, Djankang, Ekang, Hambia-rikang, Ingsu-rikang, Kabokang, Kabokkang, Kalangkang, Kamburu-rikang, Kho som kang.
Full-text (+10): Kho som kang, Ma kang phee, Sa kang khae, Bap-kang-tang, Kang ba xun zi, Kang-khapau, Chin kang ken, Tram kang, Kang luang, Bap-kang-san, Ai kang, Ba kang, Ma kang, Som kang, Sandaek kang, Kang ding du huo, Ma er kang chai hu, Kang feng tong, Kang khi mot, Fu kang a wei.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Kang; (plurals include: Kangs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
(a) Brief History of Biomedicine (Western medicine) < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
(b) Basic Principles of Biomedicine (Western medicine) < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 8 - Country of Sa-mo-kien (Samarkand) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Chapter 14 - Country of T’o-na-kie-tse-kia (Dhanakataka) < [Book X - Seventeen Countries]
Chapter 4 - Country of Kiu-shi-na-kie-lo (Kushinagara) < [Book VI - Four Countries]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The Anavolokitamūrdhatā (invisible cranial summit) < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
The first attack by the daughters of Māra < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Act 9.4: Buddha Śākyamuni reigns over the Sahā universe < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
2. History of Funan < [Chapter 2 - Similarity of Buddhist monuments in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
2a. The Spread of Buddhism < [Chapter 1 - The evolution of Buddhist Art in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
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