Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karpuraharidra in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family having the following synonyms: Amomum zerumbet, Zerumbet zingiber, Amomum silvestre. For the possible medicinal usage of karpuraharidra, 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)

Karpuraharidra in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber zerumbet in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum sylvestre (Garsault) Lam., nom. illeg. (among others).

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

· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1817)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 13 (1791)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1783)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of (1807)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Nucleus (1984)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karpuraharidra, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karpūraharidrā (कर्पूरहरिद्रा):—[=karpūra-haridrā] [from karpūra] f. Curcuma Amada.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karpuraharidra in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Haridra, Karpura.

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