Shakashreshtha, Śākaśreṣṭha, Shaka-shreshtha: 9 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śākaśreṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Sakasrestha or Shakashreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Śākaśreṣṭhā (शाकश्रेष्ठा) is another name for Jīvantī, a medicinal plant identified with Leptadenia reticulata (cork swallow-wort) from the Apocynaceae, or “dogbane family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.37-39 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Śākaśreṣṭhā and Jīvantī, there are a total of eighteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Śākaśreṣṭhā (शाकश्रेष्ठा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Doḍī, a medicinal plant, possibly identified with Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. or “strychnine tree” from the Loganiaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.184-185 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 Śākaśreṣṭhā and Doḍī, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

1) Śākaśreṣṭha (शाकश्रेष्ठ) is another name for Hemajīvantī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Dregea volubilis (sneeze wort). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 6.183), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.

2) Śākaśreṣṭhā (शाकश्रेष्ठा) is another name (synonym) for Vārttākī, which is the Sanskrit word for Solanum melongena (eggplant), a plant from the Solanaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 7.194-195), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Shakashreshtha [शाकश्रेष्ठ] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia volubilis (L. fil.) Cooke from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias volubilis, Dregea volubilis, Wattakaka volubilis. For the possible medicinal usage of shakashreshtha, 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.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Shakashreshtha in India is the name of a plant defined with Chenopodium album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Botrys albus Nieuwl. (among others).

2) Shakashreshtha is also identified with Chenopodium hederiforme It has the synonym Atriplex alba Scop. (etc.).

3) Shakashreshtha is also identified with Chenopodium olukondae It has the synonym Chenopodium mucronatum subsp. olukondae Murray (etc.).

4) Shakashreshtha is also identified with Solanum melongena It has the synonym Solanum melongenum St.-Lag. (etc.).

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

· Synopsis der Mitteleuropäischen Flora (1913)
· Deutsche Botanische Monatsschrift (1901)
· J. Palynol. (1980)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1933)
· Kew Bulletin (1985)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1929)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śākaśreṣṭhā (शाकश्रेष्ठा).—the egg-plant (Mar. vāṃgeṃ).

Śākaśreṣṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and śreṣṭhā (श्रेष्ठा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śākaśreṣṭha (शाकश्रेष्ठ).—m.

(-ṣṭhaḥ) A potherb, (Chenopodium album. E. śāka a potherb, and śreṣṭha best.

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

1) Śākaśreṣṭha (शाकश्रेष्ठ):—[=śāka-śreṣṭha] [from śāka] m. ‘best of herbs’, the egg-plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] medicinal plant used also as a potherb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Hoya Viridifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Chenopodium Album, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) Śākaśreṣṭhā (शाकश्रेष्ठा):—[=śāka-śreṣṭhā] [from śāka-śreṣṭha > śāka] f. the above medicinal pl°, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

6) [v.s. ...] = jīvantī

7) [v.s. ...] = ḍoḍī

8) [v.s. ...] the egg-plant, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śākaśreṣṭha (शाकश्रेष्ठ):—[śāka-śreṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ) 1. m. A potherb.

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