Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kunkumakesari [ಕುಂಕುಮಕೇಸರಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Crocus sativus L. from the Iridaceae (Iris) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kunkumakesari, 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)

Kunkumakesari in India is the name of a plant defined with Crocus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Safran officinarum Medik. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Fl. Ital. (1860)
· Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2004)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuṃkumakēsari (ಕುಂಕುಮಕೇಸರಿ):—

1) [noun] the perennial plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas; saffron.

2) [noun] the dried, aromatic stigmas of this plant, used in flavouring and colouring foods, and formerly in medicine; saffron powder.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kunkuma, Keshari, Kecari.

Full-text: Kunkuma.

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