Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kuncam in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissus setosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cyphostemma setosum (Roxb.) Alston.

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

· Flora Indica
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

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

Kuñcam (குஞ்சம்) noun < kubja.

1. Dwarf; திருக்குறள் (திவா.) [thirukkural (thiva.)]

2. Hump-back; கூன். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kun. (agarathi nigandu)]

3. Calumny, aspersion, slander; குறளை. (திவா.) [kuralai. (thiva.)]

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Kuñcam (குஞ்சம்) noun < guccha. (W.)

1. Bunch of flowers; பூங்கொத்து. [pungothu.]

2. Tassel, cluster of grass; புல்லின்குச்சு. [pullinkuchu.]

3. (Weaving) A measure in the width of cloth = 120 threads of the warp; புடைவையகலத்தின் அரைக்காற்பாகம். [pudaivaiyagalathin araikkarpagam.]

4. Fold of cloth; கொய்சகம். [koysagam.]

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Kuñcam (குஞ்சம்) noun < kūrca.

1. Chowry, bushy tail of the yak, often set in a richly decorated handle for use as a fly-flapper, as an insignia of royalty; ஈயோட்டி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [iyotti. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Weaver's brush; பாவாற்றி. [pavarri.] (W.)

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Kuñcam (குஞ்சம்) noun < gunjā. Crab's eye. See குன்றி. (திவா.) [kunri. (thiva.)]

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Kuñcam (குஞ்சம்) noun < kuñci. A measure of capacity; நாழி. (திவா.) [nazhi. (thiva.)]

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Kuñcam (குஞ்சம்) noun

1. Bristly trifoliate vine. See புளிநரளை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [pulinaralai. (vaithiya muligai)]

2. A mineral poison. See சீதாங்கபாஷாணம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [sithangapashanam. (vaithiya muligai)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kumcambidi, Kuncamani, Kuncamvicu.

Full-text: Cataikkuncam, Pilikkuncam, Kuncamvicu, Pattukkuncam, Katirkkuncam, Putavaikkuncam, Nurkuncam, Kunjam, Kuncai, Kuncham, Velloliyal, Nurkuccu, Pancanunkuncum, Nancanunkuncum, Camalam, Citu, Koccu, Totakku, Kuccu.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Kuncam, Kuñcam, Kuncham, Kunchm, Kunjam; (plurals include: Kuncams, Kuñcams, Kunchams, Kunchms, Kunjams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

Page 222 < [Volume 4 (1877)]

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)

Page 408 < [Volume 20 (1918)]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Butea monosperma a valuable ingredient in cosmetics < [2022: Volume 11, July issue 9]