Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Karamam in India is the name of a plant defined with Barringtonia racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Butonica caffra Miers (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Characteres Generum Plantarum (1775)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1828)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karamam, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karāmam (கராமம்) noun Seaside Indian oak. See வெண்கடம்பு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [venkadambu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Karamanda.

Ends with: Konkaramam.

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