Biology (plants and animals)

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

Tikacam in India is the name of a plant defined with Carum copticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carum copticum H. Karst. (among others).

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

· Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (2009)
· Phytotherapy Research
· The Flora of British India (1879)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Phytotherapy Research (2004)

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

Tikacam (திகசம்) noun cf. tīkṣṇa-gandha. Bishop's weed. See ஓமம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [omam. (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.

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Ends with: Atikacam, Itikacam, Piratikacam, Purvikavitikacam.

Full-text: Tikaccam.

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