Madhumeha, Madhu-meha: 10 definitions
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Madhumeha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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)Madhumeha in India is the name of a plant defined with Gymnema sylvestre in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynanchum subvolubile Schumach. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Memoirs of the
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris (1802)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymadhumeha : (m.) diabetes.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymadhumēha (मधुमेह).—m S Urinary disease, passing of honeycolored and sweetish urine, a modification of diabetes mellitus: also such urine.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmadhumēha (मधुमेह).—m A urinary disease, diabetes.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhumeha (मधुमेह).—मधुप्रमेह (madhuprameha) q. v.
Derivable forms: madhumehaḥ (मधुमेहः).
Madhumeha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and meha (मेह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhumeha (मधुमेह):—[=madhu-meha] [from madhu] m. honey-like or saccharine urine, diabetes, [Suśruta]
[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 corpusMadhumēha (ಮಧುಮೇಹ):—[noun] = ಮಧುಮೂತ್ರ [madhumutra].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMadhumeha (मधुमेह):—n. diabetes;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Meha, Madhu, Matu.
Starts with: Madhumehatva.
Full-text: Ikshumeha, Madhumehatva, Meha, Madhumehin, Meh, Shushkannopacareta, Maharoga, Madhumehika, Rukshannupacareta, Guduci.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLIX - The Nidanam of diseases of the Urinary organs (Pramehas) < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XIII - The medical treatment of Diabetes
Chapter XII - The medical treatment of abscesses sequeling Prameha
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Prameha (diabetes) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Classification of diseases in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Denial of Treatment < [Chapter 4]
Ritualism in the Medical Texts < [Chapter 8]
Trade In Medicinal Drugs < [Chapter 7]