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Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Vigna mungo (in Sanskrit: Māṣa/Māṣaja) is used in various bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis such as changing plants into creepers, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Tamarindus indica is grown into an excellent creeper if fed with water, mixed with the powder of Embelica officinalis, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia chebula, Sesamum indicum, Hordeum vulgare, and Vigna mungo [E.g., Māṣaja] and then smoked well with the Curcuma longa powder.

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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 (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Azukia mungo (L.) Masam., Phaseolus hernandezii Savi, Phaseolus max sensu auct., Phaseolus mungo L., Phaseolus mungo L., non Roxb. & auct. mult., Phaseolus mungo L. var. radiatus sensu Baker, Phaseolus radiatus Roxb. non L., Phaseolus radiatus Roxb., Phaseolus roxburghii Wight & Arnott.

References regarding Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· FBI (1876)
· Kew Bulletin (1956)
· Nucleus (1982)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Cytologia (1998)

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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.

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Partial matches: Mungo, Vigna.

Full-text (+111): Uluntu, Minumu, Urd, Urad, Masha, Bhuktiprada, Rasottama, Vajibhojana, Ataiyankam, Aparankapparuppu, Cherupayar, Pachapesalu, Nallaminumulu, Hayananda, Puritamam, Harrimung, Karaikkarikkan, Kakkacanti, Uzhunnu, Ulunnu.

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