Namakam: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Namakam means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Namakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Leucas aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phlomis plukenetii Roth (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· Flora of the British India (1885)
· Enum. Pl. (1809)
· Rev. Hortus Malab. (1839)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Namakam, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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
Namakam (நமகம்) noun < namaka. A hymn in the Vēda, addressed to Rudra; உருத்திரனைக் குறித்த ஒரு வேத மந்திரம். நமகமார் சமகந் தன்னை [uruthiranaig kuritha oru vetha manthiram. namagamar samagan thannai] (சேதுபுராணம் இராமநாடகம் [sethupuranam iramanadagam] 47).
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: Namakama, Namakamma.
Full-text: Uruttira-camakanamakam.
Relevant text
Search found 6 books and stories containing Namakam, Namagam; (plurals include: Namakams, Namagams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 87 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Page 71 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Page 5 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 3 - Manusyanamani (Manushya Nama) < [Chapter 4 - Second Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Activities of the All-India Kashiraj Trust (December 1963 – May 1964) < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 4) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
Buddhism’s Oldest History Revisited < [Volume 16, Issue 5 (2025)]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
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