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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Karuṇamallī (करुणमल्ली) is another name for Mallikā (Jasminum sambac “Sambac jasmine”), from the Oleaceae family of flowering plants. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā.

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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)

Karunamalli in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum auriculatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Cytologia (1992)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1987)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karunamalli, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karuṇamallī (करुणमल्ली).—the Mallikā plant.

Karuṇamallī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karuṇa and mallī (मल्ली).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karuṇāmallī (करुणामल्ली).—f. (-llī) Double jasmin: see navamallī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Karuṇamallī (करुणमल्ली):—[=karuṇa-mallī] [from karuṇa] f. Jasminum Sambac.

2) Karuṇāmallī (करुणामल्ली):—[=karuṇā-mallī] [from karuṇa] f. = -mallī above, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karuṇāmallī (करुणामल्ली):—[karuṇā+mallī] (llī) 3. f. Double jasmin.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karunamalli in German

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karuṇamalli (கருணமல்லி) [karuṇa-malli] noun probably from karṇa +. Arabian Jasmine; முல்லை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [mullai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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: Karuna, Malli.

Full-text: Mallika.

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