Kacchura, Kacchurā: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Kacchura 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kachchhura.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Kacchurā (कच्छुरा) is another name for Kapikacchu, a medicinal plant identified with Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean or cowhage or cowitch) from the Fabaceae or “bean family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.50-53 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kacchurā and Kapikacchu, there are a total of twenty-six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Kacchurā (कच्छुरा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Yavāsa, a medicinal plant identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi, synonym of Alhagi maurorum (“camelthorn”) from the Fabaceae or legume family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.44-46. Together with the names Kacchurā and Yavāsa, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
3) Kacchurā (कच्छुरा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Dhanvayāsa, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.53-55. Together with the names Kacchurā and Dhanvayāsa, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)1) Kacchura in India is the name of a plant defined with Fagonia cretica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Fagonia desertorum Andr..
2) Kacchura is also identified with Fagonia indica It has the synonym Fagonia parviflora Boiss. (etc.).
3) Kacchura is also identified with Tragia involucrata It has the synonym Croton urens L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1843)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1824)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fl. Bor.-Amer.
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1849)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kacchura, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKacchura (कच्छुर).—a. [kacchū-ra hrasvaśca P.V.2.17 Vārt.]
1) Scabby, itchy.
2) Unchaste, libidinous.
3) Poor, wretched
-rā Name of several plants; शटी, शूकशिम्बी (śaṭī, śūkaśimbī) (Mar. dhamāsā, kuyalī, dhāyaṭī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKacchura (कच्छुर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Scabby, itchy. 2. Unchaste, libidinous. f.
(-rā) 1. A plant, (a species of Hedysarum?) 2. Cowach, (Dolichos carpopogon.) 3. Another plant: see śaṭhu. E. kacchu itch or scab, and ra aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kacchura (कच्छुर):—[from kacchu] mfn. ([from] the next), scabby, itchy, affected by a cutaneous disease, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 5-2, 107]
2) [v.s. ...] unchaste, libidinous
3) [v.s. ...] mn. a species of turmeric, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kacchurā (कच्छुरा):—[from kacchura > kacchu] f. Alhagi Maurorum, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] Carpopogon Pruriens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a species of turmeric, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKacchura (कच्छुर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Scabby. (rā) 1. f. A plant, cowach.
[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 corpusKacchura (ಕಚ್ಛುರ):—
1) [adjective] having or suffering from scabies; scabby.
2) [adjective] having a restless desire for sexual intercourse.
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)
Starts with: Kacchurakshasa, Kacchurala, Kacchuramu.
Ends with: Kapikacchura.
Full-text: Kapikacchura, Kacchumati, Kacchora, Girikarni, Kacchula, Kaccuram, Tamramula, Dhanvayasa, Yavasa, Kapikacchu, Durlabha.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XL - Symptoms and treatment of Diarrhea (Atisara) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)