Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kentikam [கெந்திகம்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. from the Capparaceae (Caper) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kentikam, 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)

1) Kentikam in India is the name of a plant defined with Pongamia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cytisus pinnatus L. (among others).

2) Kentikam is also identified with Ruta graveolens It has the synonym Ruta hortensis Mill..

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

· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1942)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1971)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1982)
· Flora of Bilaspur District, Madhya Pradesh (1989)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

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

Kentikam (கெந்திகம்) noun cf. granṭhika. Common caper, medium shrub, Cepparis aphylla; ஒருவகைப் பூடு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [oruvagaip pudu. (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.

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