In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Aloma (अलोम):—Absence of hair; It is one among the eight un-desirable conditions. Absence of generalised body hairs are associated withdysfunction of the pituitary, adrenal cortex and gonads.

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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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A poor woman of Benares. She saw the Buddha going on his begging round, and having nothing else to offer, gave him, with very pious heart, some dried flesh, old and salt less.

She thought constantly of her gift, and after death was born in a vimana in Tavatimsa, where Moggallana came across her and heard her story from her (v.l. Aloma). Vv.39; VvA.184.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Aloma in Ivory Coast is the name of a plant defined with Ficus vallis-choudae in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Aloma in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso is also identified with Ficus sur It has the synonym Sycomorus thonningiana Miq. (etc.).

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

· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Afr. J. Trad. CAM (2005) (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Aloma, (adj.) (a + loma) not hairy (upon the body) J.VI, 457. (Page 79)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Alonā (अलोना):—(a) without salt; tasteless; insipid.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Aloma bli, Aloma dan, Alomaharshana, Alomaia, Alomaka, Aloman.

Ends with (+2): Ajaloma, Asyaloma, Aupaloma, Avaloma, Dighaloma, Hatthaloma, Hiranyaloma, Kacchaloma, Kacchapaloma, Karkashaloma, Kurmaloma, Pannaloma, Pie de paloma, Pracuraloma, Rasaloma, Sharaloma, Shashaloma, Sihatialoma, Silesaloma, Simhaloman.

Full-text: Aloma dan, Aloma bli, Atiloma, Loma.

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