In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)

Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa

Varāhakarṇī (वराहकर्णी):—Another name for Aśvagandhā (Withania somnifera), 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.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Varahakarni in India is the name of a plant defined with Withania somnifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Withania kansuensis K.Z. Kuang & A.M. Lu (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1982)
· Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. (1927)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1978)
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen (1951)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Varahakarni, for example health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vārāhakarṇī (वाराहकर्णी).—Physalis Flexuosa (aśvagandhā).

Vārāhakarṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vārāha and karṇī (कर्णी).

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

1) Varāhakarṇī (वराहकर्णी):—[=varāha-karṇī] [from varāha-karṇa > varāha] f. Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Vārāhakarṇī (वाराहकर्णी):—[=vārāha-karṇī] [from vārāha] f. Physalis Flexuosa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varahakarni 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: Varaha, Karni.

Starts with: Varahakarnika.

Full-text: Varakakarni, Varahapattri, Kiticcevi, Ashvagandha.

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