Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kuntikam in India is the name of a plant defined with Amomum subulatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardamomum subulatum Kuntze (among others).

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

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (1972)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)

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

Kuṇṭikam (குண்டிகம்) noun < guṇḍika. Powder; துகள். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thugal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Kuṇṭikam (குண்டிகம்) noun < ghuṇṭika. Dried cow-dung cake; எருவறட்டி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [eruvaratti. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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)

Ends with: Vakuntikam.

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