Gandhavadhu, Gandhavadhū, Gandha-vadhu: 4 definitions
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Gandhavadhu 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gandhavadhu in India is the name of a plant defined with Hedychium spicatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gandasulium sieboldii Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Numer. List (6554)
· Journ. Hort. Soc. (1852)
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· Bot. Cab. (1818)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1853)
· Flora of the British India (1892)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gandhavadhu, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gandhavadhū (गन्धवधू):—[=gandha-vadhū] [from gandha] f. = -palāśī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of perfume, [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.
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