Alternative spellings of this word include August.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Agastā in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal tree “Sesbania grandiflora Pers.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Whole plant”. Instructions for using the tree named Agastā: Flowers are fried and eaten as vegetables.

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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)

Agasta in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania grandiflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Emerus grandiflorus (L.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Synopsis Plantarum (1807)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Phytomorphology (1993)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Agasta, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Agasta (अगस्त) [Also spelled august]:—(nm) (the month of) August.

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Starts with: Agastache foeniculum, Agastache mexicana, Agastache nepetoides, Agastache pallidiflora, Agastache rugosa, Agastache scrophulariifolia, Agastache urticifolia, Agastachys odorata, Agastala.

Ends with: Bhagasta, Coragasta, Godagasta, Mataragashta, Odagasta, Odhagasta, Vajagasta.

Full-text: August, Anali, Duvva, Agasti, Barringtonia asiatica, Kavala.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Agasta, Agastā; (plurals include: Agastas, Agastās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)

Part 2 - Purification of manas-shila < [Chapter XIII - Uparasa (14): Manahshila or Manas-shila (realgar)]

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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)

1. Similarities (5): Economic Condition < [Chapter 8 - Comparative Society as described in the Kādambarī and the Harṣacarita]

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