Vataghni, Vātaghnī, Vata-ghni: 5 definitions
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Vataghni 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 nighaṇṭu1) Vātaghnī (वातघ्नी) is another name for Śāliparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Desmodium gangeticum (sal leaved desmodium), from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.17-20 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Vātaghnī and Śāliparṇī, there are a total of twenty-nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Vātaghnī (वातघ्नी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Aśvagandhā, a medicinal plant identified with Withania somnifera Dunal. (“Indian ginseng” or “Winter Cherry”) from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.109-112. Together with the names Vātaghnī and Aśvagandhā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
3) Vātaghnī (वातघ्नी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Śimṛḍī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.164-165. Together with the names Vātaghnī and Śimṛḍī, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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) Vataghni in India is the name of a plant defined with Clerodendrum phlomidis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Volkameria multiflora Burm.f. (among others).
2) Vataghni is also identified with Desmodium gangeticum It has the synonym Hedysarum maculatum L. (etc.).
3) Vataghni is also identified with Justicia gendarussa It has the synonym Gendarussa vulgaris Nees (etc.).
4) Vataghni is also identified with Withania somnifera It has the synonym Withania somnifera var. macrocalyx Chiov. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1978)
· Cytologia (1997)
· Fl. Indo-Chine (1920)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Methodus (Moench) (1794)
· Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft (1976)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vataghni, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 dictionaryVātaghnī (वातघ्नी).—Name of some plants (Mar. sālavaṇa, āskaṃdha).
Vātaghnī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and ghnī (घ्नी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vātaghnī (वातघ्नी):—[=vāta-ghnī] [from vāta-han > vāta > vā] f. Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Desmodium Gangeticum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Sida Cordifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of shrub (= śimṛḍī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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 corpusVātaghni (ವಾತಘ್ನಿ):—[noun] the plant Desmodium gangeticum of Papilionaceae family; (?).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Paravataghni.
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