Biology (plants and animals)

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

Varatcempu in India is the name of a plant defined with Alocasia macrorrhizos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk. (among others).

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

· Hortus Britannicus (1839)
· Bot. Reg. (1822)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Histoire Naturelle des Végétaux—Phanérogames (Tome) (1846)
· Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie (1842)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1841)

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

Vaṟaṭcēmpu (வறட்சேம்பு) [vaṟaṭ-cēmpu] noun < idem. +. A garden plant, Colocasia indica; சேம்புவகை. [sembuvagai.] (W.)

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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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Partial matches: Cempu.

Full-text: Cempu.

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