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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Vāyasāhvā (वायसाह्वा) is another name for Kākanāsā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly possibly related to Kākādanī, according to verse 3.107-109 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Both the drugs, Kākanāsā and Kākādanī are of doubtful identity and were controversial even during the times of Suśruta. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Vāyasāhvā and Kākanāsā, there are a total of thirteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Vāyasāhvā (वायसाह्वा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kākamācī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum nigrum Linn. (or ‘black nightshade’) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.133-135. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Vāyasāhvā and Kākamācī, there are a total of eighteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vayasahva [वायसाह्वा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Capparis sepiaria L. from the Capparaceae (caper) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vayasahva, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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

Vāyasāhvā (वायसाह्वा).—A kind of esculent vegetable.

Vāyasāhvā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyasa and āhvā (आह्वा).

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

1) Vāyasāhvā (वायसाह्वा):—[from vāyasa] f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Agati Grandiflora

2) [v.s. ...] Solanum Indicum

3) [v.s. ...] Capparis Sepiaria.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vayasahva 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: Vayasa, Ahva.

Full-text: Kakanasa, Kakamaci.

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