Akhukarni, Ākhukarṇī, Akhu-karni: 8 definitions
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Akhukarni 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuĀkhukarṇī (आखुकर्णी) or Ākhukarṇikā is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Ipomoea reniformis, synonym of Merremia emarginata (kidney leaf morning glory) from the Convolvulaceae or “morning glory family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.67-68 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Ākhukarṇī is commonly known in Hindi as Musākānī; in Marathi, Gujurati and Bangali as Undirkānī; in Tamil as Perettaikkiray; and in Telugu as Toinnuatālī.
Ākhukarṇī is mentioned as having twenty synonyms: Kṛṣikā, Dravantī, Citrā, Sukarṇā, Undurukarṇikā, Nyagrodhikā, Mūṣikakarṇī, Nāgakarṇī, Vṛścikarṇī, Bahukarṇikā, Mātā, Bhūmicarī, Caṇḍā, Śambarī, Bahupādikā, Pratyakśreṇī, Vṛṣā, Putraśreṇī, Adribhū.
Properties and characteristics: “Ākhukarṇī is pungent (kaṭu) in rasa and hot (uṣṇa) in potency. It alleviates kapha and pitta-doṣas, is very useful in tympanitis, fevers, colics and pains etc. and is a good digestive”.
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)1) Akhukarni in India is the name of a plant defined with Hemionitis arifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asplenium arifolium Burm. f. (among others).
2) Akhukarni is also identified with Merremia emarginata It has the synonym Ipomoea reniformis (Roxb.) Choisy (etc.).
3) Akhukarni is also identified with Merremia gangetica It has the synonym Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1833)
· New Sp. Syndrome Indian Pterid. & Ferns Nepal (1997)
· American Fern Journal (1993)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Atti Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (1851)
· Icones Filicum (1828)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Akhukarni, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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 Dictionaryākhukarṇī (आखुकर्णी).—f S A plant, Salvinia cucullata.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkhukarṇī (आखुकर्णी).—the plant Salvinia Cucullata Roxb (Mar. uṃdīrakānī).
Ākhukarṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākhu and karṇī (कर्णी). See also (synonyms): ākhukarṇaparṇikā, ākhuparṇikā, ākhuparṇī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkhukarṇī (आखुकर्णी).—f. (-rṇī) The name of a plant, (Salvinia eucullata.) E. ākhu a mouse, and karṇa an ear; the leaves are compared to the ears of a mouse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkhukarṇī (आखुकर्णी):—[=ā-khu-karṇī] [from ā-khu > ā-kha] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Akhukarnika, Akhukarnim.
Full-text (+12): Akhuparnika, Adribhu, Bahukarnika, Krishika, Akhukarnim, Akhushruti, Undirakani, Akhukarnaparnika, Akhuparni, Vrishcikarni, Bahupadika, Undurukarnika, Nyagrodhika, Bhumicari, Mushikakarni, Sukarna, Nagakarni, Putrashreni, Vrishatparni, Citra.
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The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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Part 17 - Mercurial operations (15): Killing of mercury (marana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)