Kiang: 1 definition
Introduction:
Kiang 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kiang in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Pycnanthus angolensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myristica microcephala Benth. & Hook.f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora orientalis (1755)
· Catalogue of the vascular plants of S. Tomé (1944)
· Ber. Pharm. Ges. (1892) (1892)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1895)
· Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or ‘figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks of new or rare plants’
· Fitoterapia (2008)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kiang, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, 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: Kiang luang, Kiang pa, Kiang-na.
Full-text: Kiang pa, Kiang-na, Kiang luang, Vikamja, Derge, Purvashadha, Mula.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Kiang; (plurals include: Kiangs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 18 - Commercial Transactions in India < [Book II - Three Countries]
Chapter 23 - Country of Fa-la-na (Varana or Varnu) < [Book XI - Twenty-three Countries]
Chapter 1 - Country of U-chang-na (Udyana) < [Book III - Eight Countries]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Parable of the perfume of flowers (puṣpagandha) < [Chapter XXI - Discipline or Morality]
Class 5: The eight liberations (vimokṣa) < [Class (5) liberations, (6) masteries and (7) totalities]
Preliminary note on obtaining the gates of recollection and concentration < [Part 4 - Obtaining the gates of recollection and concentration]
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
3.4 (c): Hui-Neng and His Disciples < [Chapter 3 - The Dhyāna in Mahāyāna Literature]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Karbi Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
Dimasa Kachari Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 7]
Garo Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)