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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Mārjāragandhikā (मार्जारगन्धिका) is another name for Mudgaparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Vigna radiata (mung bean or green gram) from the Fabaceae, or “pea family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.34-36 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 Mārjāragandhikā and Mudgaparṇī, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Marjaragandhika [मार्जारगन्धिका] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.)Sanjappa & Pradeep from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Pueraria thunbergiana, Pueraria triloba, Pueraria hirsuta. For the possible medicinal usage of marjaragandhika, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Marjaragandhika in India is the name of a plant defined with Pueraria lobata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos trilobus L. (among others).

2) Marjaragandhika is also identified with Pueraria montana It has the synonym Dolichos lobatus Willd. (etc.).

3) Marjaragandhika is also identified with Teramnus labialis It has the synonym Galactia diversifolia Bojer (etc.).

4) Marjaragandhika is also identified with Vigna trilobata It has the synonym Dolichos trilobus L. (etc.).

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

· Taxon (1968)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Hortus Kewensis (1789)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Marjaragandhika, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mārjāragandhikā (मार्जारगन्धिका):—[=mārjāra-gandhikā] [from mārjāra > mārj] f. a species of Phaseolus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Marjaragandhika 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Marjara, Gandhika.

Full-text: Mudgaparni.

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