Raktapunarnava, Rakta-punarnava, Raktapunarnavā: 6 definitions
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Raktapunarnava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuRaktapunarnavā (रक्तपुनर्नवा) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Raktapunarnavā is also known as Vṛścīva. Cf. Punarnavā and Nīlapunarnavā.
Raktapunarnavā is mentioned as having twenty-one synonyms: Krūrā, Maṇḍalapatrikā, Raktakāṇḍā, Varṣaketu, Lohitā, Raktapatrikā, Vaiśākhī, Raktavarṣābhū, Śophaghnī, Raktapuṣpikā, Vikasvarā, Viṣaghnī, Prāvṛṣeṇyā, Sāriṇī, Varṣābhava, Śoṇapatra, Śoṇa, Sammīlitadruma (Saṃmīlitadruma), Punarnava, Nava and Navya.
Properties and characteristics: “The red-flowered Punarnavā or Raktapunarnavā is bitter (tikta), purgative and cures the oedema. It is useful in menorrhagia or other types of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. It quells diseases due to vitiated pitta and anaemia”.
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)Raktapunarnava in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia erecta L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Mus. Senckenberg.
· Phytographia (1794)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktapunarnava, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktapunarnavā (रक्तपुनर्नवा):—[=rakta-punarnavā] [from rakta > raj] f. a red-flowering Punarnavā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRaktapunarnava (ರಕ್ತಪುನರ್ನವ):—[noun] the plant Boerhaavia diffusa ( = B. procumbens, = B. repens) of Hyctaginaceae family; spreading hog weed.
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: Punarnava, Rakta.
Full-text (+13): Raktavarshabhu, Rakta punarnava, Varshabhava, Shophaghni, Raktaparna, Shonapattra, Raktapattrika, Lohita, Krura, Raktapushpaka, Varshaketu, Raktapatrika, Shonapatra, Shona, Vikasvara, Sammilitadruma, Nava, Raktakanda, Vaishakhi, Navya.
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