The Sanskrit term Puṣkaramūlaka can be transliterated into English as Puskaramulaka or Pushkaramulaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Pushkaramulaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Cheilocostus speciosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Costus sericeus Blume (among others).

2) Pushkaramulaka is also identified with Inula racemosa It has the synonym Inula royleana DC. (etc.).

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

· Costoideae.
· Observationes Botanicae (1791)
· The Flora of British India (1881)
· The Flora of British India (1890)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)
· Nucleus (1975)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pushkaramulaka, for example health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Puṣkaramūlaka (पुष्करमूलक).—m.

(-kaḥ) The root of the Costus speciosus. E. puṣkara as above, and mūlaka root.

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

Puṣkaramūlaka (पुष्करमूलक):—[=puṣkara-mūlaka] [from puṣkara > puṣ] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) n. the root of Costus Speciosus or Arabicus.

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

Puṣkaramūlaka (पुष्करमूलक):—[puṣkara-mūlaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The root of the Costus speciosus.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushkaramulaka 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.

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Partial matches: Pushkara, Mulaka.

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