Kansa: 1 definition
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Kansa 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kansa in India is the name of a plant defined with Chionachne gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coix koenigii (Sprengel) Thwaites & Hook.f. (among others).
2) Kansa is also identified with Chionachne koenigii It has the synonym Coix arundinacea Lam. (etc.).
3) Kansa is also identified with Coix koenigii It has the synonym Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) Duthie, nom. illeg. (etc.).
4) Kansa is also identified with Saccharum spontaneum It has the synonym Tricholaena semidecumbens (Roxb.) Schult. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Micronesica (1982)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)
· Mantissa (1824)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1791)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kansa, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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: Kancarukkarai, Kancatai, Kancattu, Kancay, Kancayppu, Kansaalfa, Kansado, Kansaki, Kansamba, Kansanne, Kansari, Kansari lata, Kansari nata, Kansas sunflower, Kansasaga, Kansavi, Kansayge.
Ends with: Carmakansa, Charmakansa.
Full-text (+15): Kamsa, Kansas sunflower, Canura, Kamsahan, Karnisuta, Kanku, Muladeva, Ugrasenaja, Mayavant, Mayavat, Kamsarati, Agha, Mollugo verticillata, Tradescantia occidentalis, Ugrasena, Kalankura, Jarasandha, Echinacea angustifolia, Equisetum laevigatum, Artemisia carruthii.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Kansa, Kaansa; (plurals include: Kansas, Kaansas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 12c - Table of Measures (mana) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
Chapter 12 - The therapeutics of Pectoral Edema (shvayathu-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 174 - Lord Krishna's grace over Kubja < [Chapter XXVIII - Faith In God]
Story 203 - Saint Kabir and one of his disciples < [Chapter XXXVI - Universal Unity]
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)
Canto 8 - Jarasandha Prays Lord Shiva
Part 4 - Story of the Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam < [Critical Introduction]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IV - Freedom from imprisonment < [Book V]
Chapter XIX - Slaughter of a washerman, the servant of Kansa < [Book V]
Chapter III - Origin of the lotus-eyed deity Acyuta < [Book V]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities in Kansa (Balasore) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Iconography of Tirthankaras < [Chapter 6]