Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mekam in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis sarmentosa Dalzell & A. Gibson, nom. illeg. (among others).

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

· Bombay Fl. (1861)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1829)
· Linnaea (1841)
· South African Journal of Botany (1983)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1875)

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

Mēkam (மேகம்) noun < mēgha.

1. Cloud; முகில். நன்னிற மேக நின்றது போல [mugil. nannira mega ninrathu pola] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 11, 46).

2. The seven celestial clouds. See சத்தமேகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sathamegam. (pingalagandu)]

3. Water; நீர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nir. (pingalagandu)]

4. The Indian cuckoo; குயில். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kuyil. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

5. Straight sedge. See முத்தக்காசு. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [muthakkasu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Mēkam (மேகம்) noun < mēha.

1. Venereal or urinary disease; disease due to impure blood; துர்நீர் துர்நடத்தை மூத்திரக்கோளாறு என்ற வற்றால் உண்டாம் நோய். [thurnir thurnadathai muthirakkolaru enra varral undam noy.]

2. A urinary disease, Leucorrhoea; வெள்ளைநோய். [vellainoy.] (W.)

3. Chebulic myrobalan. See கடுக்காய் [kadukkay],

2. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])

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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: Mekamaki, Mekamalai, Mekamantalam, Mekamantaram, Mekame yaniku, Mekamethani kada, Mekameyani theega, Mekampokki, Mekamulakkam, Mekamuli, Mekamurnton, Mekamuttam.

Ends with (+8): Arittiramekam, Calamekam, Calappiramekam, Cattamekam, Cilppiramekam, Conaimekam, Conamekam, Cukkilamekam, Cukkilappiramekam, Irattamekam, Irattappiramekam, Kal-erippumekam, Kalamekam, Karppamekam, Karumekam, Karunyamekam, Matumekam, Matuppiramekam, Niccuppiramekam, Nir-ilipiramekam.

Full-text (+137): Yonimekam, Cankarittam, Conamekam, Kalamuki, Karunyamekam, Kalamekam, Nilavarunam, Putkalavaruttam, Camvarttam, Mekamurnton, Matumekam, Tantimekam, Irattamekam, Karppamekam, Calamekam, Cukkilamekam, Saptamekam, Kal-erippumekam, Nirmekam, Panimekam.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Mekam, Mēkam, Megam, Maegam; (plurals include: Mekams, Mēkams, Megams, Maegams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.92.15 < [Sukta 92]

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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)

Pasuram 6.10.5 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Ulakam unta Peruvaya)]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Fluorescence analysis of siddha polyherbal drug parangipattai chooranam < [2018: Volume 7, September issue 16]

Scientific validation of siddha herbomineral formulation linga mathirai < [2019: Volume 8, December issue 13]