Kankella, Kamkella, Kaṅkella: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kankella 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)1) Kankella in India is the name of a plant defined with Chenopodium album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Atriplex alba Crantz (among others).
2) Kankella is also identified with Chenopodium hederiforme It has the synonym Atriplex alba Crantz (etc.).
3) Kankella is also identified with Chenopodium olukondae It has the synonym Chenopodium mucronatum subsp. olukondae Murray (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· Feddes Repert. (1993)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis (1825)
· Synopsis der Mitteleuropäischen Flora (1913)
· Flora Mediterranea (1996)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1929)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kankella, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṅkella (कङ्केल्ल).—The Aśoka tree.
Derivable forms: kaṅkellaḥ (कङ्केल्लः).
See also (synonyms): kaṅkelli.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkella (कङ्केल्ल).—m.
(-llaḥ) A kind of potherb, (Chenopodium esculentum, Rox.) See vāstuka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkella (कङ्केल्ल):—[from kaṅkeli] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkella (कङ्केल्ल):—(llaḥ) 1. m. A kind of potherb.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃkella (ಕಂಕೆಲ್ಲ):—[noun] the tree Jonesia asoca (= Saraca indica) of Caesalpiniaceae family; Aśoka tree.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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