Kodo: 1 definition
Introduction:
Kodo 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)1) Kodo in Bhutan is the name of a plant defined with Eleusine coracana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynosurus coracanus L. (among others).
2) Kodo in India is also identified with Paspalum scrobiculatum It has the synonym Paspalum orbiculare Forst.f. (etc.).
3) Kodo in Sierra Leone is also identified with Markhamia tomentosa.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum (1829)
· Atti dell’Istituto Botanico dell’Università di Pavia (1944)
· Systema Naturae, Editio Decima
· Kew Bulletin (1975)
· A Sketch of the Botany of SouthCarolina and Georgia (1816)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kodo, for example side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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: Kodo dhan, Kodo millet, Kodo wood, Kodo-ghaans, Kodo-ghamsa, Kodo-ghans, Kodoa dhan, Kodoadhan, Kodokili, Kodole, Kodom, Kodon, Kodongurdi, Kodonguru, Kodow.
Ends with: A-nekodo, Ban kodo, Caumre-kodo.
Full-text (+2): Trinadhanya, Kodo-ghamsa, Ban kodo, Kodo millet, Kodo dhan, Kodo wood, Koradusha, Kadrava, Kodo-ghans, Kodo-ghaans, Kodrava, Kodravaka, Varaka, Kuri, Pindaluka, Nagaranga, Jambira, Dhanya, Payas, Kangu.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Kodo; (plurals include: Kodos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 15: Gośāla’s doctrine of Fate < [Chapter III - Mahāvīra’s first six years as an ascetic]
Seventeen kinds of grain < [Notes]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]