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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Ambutī in the Marathi language is another name for Kṣudrāmlikā, a medicinal plant identified with Oxalis corniculata Linn. or “creeping woodsorrel” from the Oxalidaceae or “wood sorrel” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.100-102 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Other than the Marathi word Ambutī, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which fifteen are in Sanskrit.

context information

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

Ambuti in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A.DC. from the Primulaceae (Primrose) family having the following synonyms: Embelia basaal, Embelia robusta. For the possible medicinal usage of ambuti, 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)

1) Ambuti in India is the name of a plant defined with Embelia tsjeriam-cottam in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Embelia robusta C.B. Clarke (among others).

2) Ambuti is also identified with Oxalis corniculata It has the synonym Acetosella villosa Kuntze (etc.).

3) Ambuti is also identified with Oxalis corymbosa It has the synonym Acetosella debilis Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1979)
· Publ. Mus. Michigan State Univ., Biol. Ser. (1973)
· Denkschriften der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Muenchen (1831)
· FBI (1874)
· Phytologia (1979)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ambuti, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Karambuti, Nakambuti, Sambuti.

Full-text: Kshudramlika.

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