Akashavalli, Ākāśavallī, Akasha-valli: 11 definitions

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Akashavalli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Ākāśavallī can be transliterated into English as Akasavalli or Akashavalli, 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

Ākāśavallī (आकाशवल्ली) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant possible corresponding with Cuscuta europaea (greater dodder or European dodder) from the Convolvulaceae or “bindweed” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.54-55 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Ākāśavallī is commonly known in Unānī medicine as Aftīmiyūna.

Ākāśavallī is mentioned as having four synonyms: Khavallī, Asparśā and Vyomavallī.

Properties and characteristics: “this drug [Ākāśavallī] is pungent (kaṭu) sweet (madhura) aphrodisiac (vṛṣya) rejuvenating (rasāyanī) and strength-giving (balya). It cures the ailments due to vitiated vāta and contains the properties equivalent to the divine medicines”.

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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

Akasavalli in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cuscuta reflexa Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family. For the possible medicinal usage of akasavalli, 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.

Akasa-valli [ఆకాశవల్లి] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Cassytha filiformis from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family.

Akasavalli [आकासवल्ली] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

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

Akasavalli in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassytha filiformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ocotea cuneata (Griseb.) M. Gómez (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1901)
· Descr. Rar. Pl. Surin. (1776)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science (1861)

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akashavalli in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ākāśavallī (आकाशवल्ली).—f (S) pop. ākāśavēla f A creeper drawing its nourishment from the tree round which it winds; dodder, mistletoe, a parasite plant. ākāśavēla is esp. applied to the airy and twining yellow thread which delights in choking the śēra or Milk-bush. See sōnavēla & amaravēla. antara- vēla is another name for it. ākāśavēla is also applied to the flowering creeper gaṇēśavēla q. v.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākāśavallī (आकाशवल्ली).—a sort of creeper, a parasitical plant (amaravela; Mar bāṃḍagūḷa).

Ākāśavallī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and vallī (वल्ली).

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

Ākāśavallī (आकाशवल्ली).—f. (-llī) A sort of creeper, a parasite. (Cassyta filiformis.) E. ākāśa and vallī pedicle.

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

Ākāśavallī (आकाशवल्ली):—[=ā-kāśa-vallī] [from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] f. the creeper Cassyta Filiformis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Ākāśavallī (आकाशवल्ली):—[ākāśa-vallī] (llī) 3. f. A parasite, (Cassyta filiformis).

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Akashavalli 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akashavalli in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ākāśavalli (ಆಕಾಶವಲ್ಲಿ):—[noun] = ಆಕಾಶಬಳ್ಳಿ [akashaballi].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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