Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pumicampakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Kaempferia rotunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zerumbet zeylanica Garsault (among others).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Guihaia (1988)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1991)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pūmicampakam (பூமிசம்பகம்) [pūmi-campakam] noun < idem. +. False zedoary; நேர்ப்பிசின். [nerppisin.] (M. M.)

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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)

Partial matches: Campakam.

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