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BIBLIO (Ayurveda)

Title - AYURVEDIC DRUGS AND THEIR PLANT SOURCES
Author - V.V. SIVARAJAN AND INDIRA BALACHANDRAN
Title - GANAS OF VAHATA
Author - N.S. MOOSS
Title - INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954
Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4
Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5
Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
Title - MATERIA INDICA
Author - WHITELAW AINSLIE

BIBLIO (Distribution)

Distribution

INDIA: Throughout India.

Title - Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III

Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa

Distribution

Tripura : Sadar sub-division

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Author - D.B. DEB

Distribution

Wild or cultivated throughout India. Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula. Orissa: Similipahar, occasional in moist places.

Title - The Flora of Orissa Vol III

Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.

Kaempferia rotunda L., Sp. Pl. 1: 3. 1753; Sabu.M, Zingiberaceae and Costaceae of South India, Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, 215. 2006.

ZINGIBERACEAE

Ayurveda, Siddha, Folk

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Total 39 Vernacular names found in 7 languages.

Hindi (2) - bhuichampa, bhuyicampa

Kannada (7) - kallu kove, kalluloove, kumada gedde, kumudagadde, nela sampige, nelasampige, utpala hoovu

Malayalam (5) - cennalinirkilannu, cennalinirkkilannu, cennalinirkuva, chenchineerkilang, malan-kua

Marathi (4) - bhuichampa, bhuichapa, bhumy-champo, booichampa

Sanskrit (9) -

Sanskrit Comments

bhucampaka, bhuchampaka, bhumicampaka, bhumichampa, bhumichampaka, hallakah, hallakam, utpala, utpalam

Tamil (7) - karunkuvalai, konda-kalava, nerpichan, nerppicin, pucanpakam, pumicampakam, pumicanpakam

Telugu (5) - bhoochampakamu, bhucampakamu, bhuchampakamu, kondakalava, kondakaluva