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Ayurveda (science of life)

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

Aghāḍā in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal herb “Achyranthes aspera L.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Leaves”. Instructions for using the herb named Aghāḍā: An aqueous extract made from 1 g ash of driedleaves—half cup twice a day.

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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

Aghada [अघाडा] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Achyranthes aspera L. from the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family. For the possible medicinal usage of aghada, 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)

Aghada in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica Standl. (among others).

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

· Economic Botany (1981)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1974)
· Research Bulletin (1970)
· African Health Sciences (2006)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aghaḍa (अघड).—a Unhewn, unfashioned, unformed--stone &c.

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aghāḍā (अघाडा).—m A plant, Achyranthes aspera. 2 Or kēśāñcā The tips or ends of (a female's) hair. v bāndha, viñcara, ghāsa. 3 Commonly agharaḍā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aghāḍā (अघाडा).—m A plant; or (kēśāñcā) the tips of (a female's) hair.

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āghāḍā (आघाडा).—See under अ.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Ends with: Avaghada, Bhuiaghada, Ghadaghada, Jadaavaghada, Lal-aghada, Navaghada, Pandhara-aghada, Saghada, Savaghada, Thaghada, Ughadavaghada.

Full-text (+5): Parakpushpi, Pandhara-aghada, Agheda, Kharamanjari, Aghattaka, Agha, Aghatem, Akriticchatra, Lal-aghada, Pratyakpushpa, Agada, Ksharashatka, Aghati, Adhoghanta, Panktikantaka, Adhoganta, Adhvashalya, Ksharadashaka, Ksharashtaka, Apamarga.

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