Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kemuka [केमुक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta from the Costaceae (Spiral Ginger) family having the following synonyms: Costus speciosus, Cheilocostus speciosus, Amomum arboreum. For the possible medicinal usage of kemuka, 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.

Kemuka [केमुक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott from the Araceae (Arum) family having the following synonyms: Alocasia illustris, Alocasia dussii.

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

Kemuka in India is the name of a plant defined with Cheilocostus speciosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Costus potierae F. Muell. (among others).

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

· Queensland Agricultural Journal (1898)
· Quarterly Journal of Chinese Forestry (1988)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)
· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1864)
· The Flora of British India (1890)
· Costoideae.

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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Kemuka (केमुक):—m. (= kecuka) Colocasia antiquorum, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

2) Costus speciosus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kemuka 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)

Full-text: Kelataka, Keluta, Kecuka, Dalasarini, Dalashalini.

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