Ambiguity: Although Kunchi has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kunci. It further has the optional forms Kuñchi and Kuñchī.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kunchi in India is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubb. (among others).

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

· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Flore de l’Afrique du Nord (1952)
· Bot. Zeit. (1853)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1980)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kunchi, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kumci, Kunchigana-mara, Kunchika, Kunchikata, Kunchiki, Kunchit, Kunchita, Kunchitamurdhaja, Kuncikkampu, Kuncikkutai, Kuncimani, Kuncirippu, Kuncitanatam, Kuncitapatam, Kunciyan, Kunciyattai.

Ends with: Bhanchikunchi, Erikunci, Kumci, Patharkunchi, Upakunchi.

Full-text: Kuncimani, Kuncikkutai, Kuncikkampu, Venpatalikai, Pularttu, Cinnapu, Pushkala, Namai, Kumci, Nilam, Pani.

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