Mahaushadha, Mahauṣadha, Maha-aushadha: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Mahaushadha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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 term Mahauṣadha can be transliterated into English as Mahausadha or Mahaushadha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: CikitsaMahauṣadha (महौषध):—Another name for Śuṇṭhī (Zingiber officinale), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.
According to the Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 5.24-28), Mahauṣadha is not only a synonym for Śuṇṭhī, but also for Śṛṅgavera, which is the Sanskrit word referring to fresh ginger (the same Zingiber officinale). The Rājanighaṇṭu is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMahauṣadha (महौषध) is another name for “Nāgara” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning mahauṣadha] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Mahauṣadha (महौषध) is another name for Bhūmyāhulya, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Cassia auriculata Linn., according to verse 4.70 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Mahauṣadha and Bhūmyāhulya, there are a total of four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Notes: Also see Āhulya.
2) Mahauṣadha (महौषध) is another name for Śuṇṭhī, a medicinal plant identified with Zingiber officinale Rosc. or “ginger root” from the Zingiberaceae or “ginger” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.24-26.—Note: Śuṇṭhi is dried and specially prepared form of Ārdraka by removing the outer scales of the rhizome. The major part of the oil of ginger remains in these scales and is obtained from the Śuṇṭhī/Ārdraka with scales.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Mahauṣadha and Śuṇṭhī, there are a total of fifteen 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismMahauṣadha (महौषध) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Mahauṣadha).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mahaushadha in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porrum ophioscorodon Rchb. (among others).
2) Mahaushadha is also identified with Zingiber officinale It has the synonym Amomum zinziba Hill (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Deutsche Flora. Pharmaceutisch-medicinische Botanik (1881)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Zingiberoideae.
· Cytologia (1997)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1998)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mahaushadha, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध).—
1) a sovereign remedy, panacea.
2) ginger.
3) garlic.
4) a kind of poison (vatsanābha).
Derivable forms: mahauṣadham (महौषधम्).
Mahauṣadha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and auṣadha (औषध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध).—name of a youth (the Bodhisattva), hero of a jātaka = Pali Sūci-j., No. 387 (unnamed there): Mahāvastu ii.83.20 ff. He marries Amarā; both names are used in Pali in the different Mahāummagga-j., No. 546; see s.v. Amarā (1) for discussion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध).—n.
(-dhaṃ) 1. Garlic. 2. A plant commonly Ataich, (Betula.) 3. Long pepper. 4. A panecea. nf. (-dhaṃ-dhī) Dry ginger. f. (-dhī) A potherb, (Hingtsha repens.) E. mahā great and auṣadha a drug; this word is of course applicable to a great number of plants and substances.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध).—I. n. 1. garlic. 2. long pepper. Ii. n. and f. dhī, dry ginger.
Mahauṣadha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and auṣadha (औषध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध).—[neuter] a very efficacious remedy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahauṣadha (महौषध):—[from mahā > mah] n. a very efficacious drug, a sovereign remedy, panacea, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of certain very strong or pungent plants (such as dried ginger, garlic, long pepper etc.), [Suśruta; Pañcarātra; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध):—[mahau+ṣadha] (dhaṃ) 1. m. Garlic; Atis; longpepper. f. (dhī) A potherb (Hingtsha repens). f. n. Dry ginger.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMahauṣadha (महौषध):—(nf) a panacea.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahauṣadha (ಮಹೌಷಧ):—
1) [noun] a very effective medicine.
2) [noun] the pungent, spicy rhizome the plant Zingiber officinale, used in cookery and medicine; ginger.
3) [noun] the tree Strychnos nux-vomica of Loganiaceae family and its poisonous nut containing strychnine, brucine and other alkaloids; nux-vomica.
4) [noun] the strongly, pungent bulb of the plant Allium sativum, used in cookery and medicine.
5) [noun] a medicinal substance got from the plant Aconitum heterophyllum.
6) [noun] the dried seed of the plant Piper longum.
7) [noun] the plant Allium asealonicum of Agavaceae family.
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: Aushadha, Maha.
Starts with: Mahaushadhamu.
Ends with: Sumahaushadha.
Full-text: Mahaushadhi, Sumahaushadha, Shunthi, Anirmalya, Durapara, Bhumyahulya, Shringavera, Amara, Aushadha.
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