Ratanajota, Ratanajōta, Ratanjota: 3 definitions
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Ratanajota means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuRatanjota in the Gujarati language possibly refers to Dravantī, an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Jaipal—Croton tiglium, (2) Baliospermum sinuatum Muell or (3) Ratanjota—Jatropha glandulifera Roxb., according to verse 5.134-136 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Other than the Gujarati word Ratanjota, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which fifteen are in Sanskrit.
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)1) Ratanajota in India is the name of a plant defined with Alkanna tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lithospermum tinctorium L. (among others).
2) Ratanajota is also identified with Clausena pentaphylla It has the synonym Clausena pentaphylla DC..
3) Ratanajota is also identified with Onosma echioides It has the synonym Cerinthe echioides L..
4) Ratanajota is also identified with Plagiobothrys myosotoides It has the synonym Alkanna tinctoria (L.) DC., nom. illeg. (etc.).
5) Ratanajota is also identified with Potentilla nepalensis It has the synonym Potentilla nepalensis Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Symbolae Botanicae (Vahl) (1791)
· Das Pflanzenreich (Engler) (1931)
· Medical botany. (1790)
· Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. (1974)
· Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. (1978)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ratanajota, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryratanajōta (रतनजोत).—f (ratna & jyōti) A medicine for cooling the eyes. Ironice, a clever fellow; a bright chap. 3 Applied to the kāṇḍī or wand used by the vaidū people.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Mushakakarni, Shatamulika, Pratiparni, Jaipala, Sahasramuli, Patrashreni, Nyagrodhi, Vrishya, Shipha, Citra, Akhukarnika, Canda, Shambari, Pratyashreni, Dravanti, Vikranta.
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