Bhutankusha, Bhūtāṅkuśa, Bhūtāṃkuśa, Bhutamkusha, Bhuta-amkusha, Bhuta-ankusha: 6 definitions
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Bhutankusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Bhūtāṅkuśa and Bhūtāṃkuśa can be transliterated into English as Bhutankusa or Bhutankusha or Bhutamkusa or Bhutamkusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraBhūtāṃkuśa (भूतांकुश) or Bhūtāṃkuśarasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 3, Kāsaroga: cough-related-diseases and chapter 24, Maheshvara: insanity). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., bhūtāṃkuśa-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Bhutankusha in India is the name of a plant defined with Croton laevigatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes laevigata (Vahl) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of the British India (1887)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1962)
· Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants (1832)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Symbolae Botanicae (1791)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1972)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhutankusha, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūtāṅkuśa (भूताङ्कुश):—[from bhūta > bhū] m. a kind of tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhūtāṃkuśa (ಭೂತಾಂಕುಶ):—[noun] a kind of plant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ankusha, Bhuta.
Full-text: Kshavaka, Kshuraka, Grahahvaya, Bhutadravin, Bhutasamhari, Rajodvejanasamjnaka, Krura.
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