Kanguka, Kaṅguka: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Kanguka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)Kanguka 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 viride L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Scientia Agricultura Sinica (1989)
· Prodrome de la Flore Corse (1910)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1985)
· Synopsis der mitteleuropäischen Flora (1899)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique … Supplément (1816)
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kanguka, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṅguka (कङ्गुक):—[from kaṅgu] mf(ā) idem, [Suśruta]
2) Kāṅguka (काङ्गुक):—n. a kind of corn, [Suśruta] (cf. kaṅgu.)
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXVI - Drugs of specific actions
Chapter XX - Suitable and unsuitables for health
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)