The Sanskrit term Apetarākṣasī can be transliterated into English as Apetaraksasi or Apetarakshasi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Apetarākṣasī (अपेतराक्षसी) is another name for Tulasī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil), from the Lamiaceae family. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 10.148-149), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Apetaraksasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum tenuiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng. (among others).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Numer. List (2717)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1986)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Nomenclator botanicus hortensis
· Biblioth. Bot. (1928)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Apetarākṣasī (अपेतराक्षसी).—Name of a plant, Ocimum Sanctum (tulasī) (asyāḥ rākṣasatulyapāpā- diharaṇāttannāmatvam).

Apetarākṣasī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apeta and rākṣasī (राक्षसी).

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

Apetarākṣasī (अपेतराक्षसी):—[=apeta-rākṣasī] [from apeta > ape] f. the plant Ocimum Sanctum (also apreta-r).

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

Apetarākṣasī (अपेतराक्षसी):—[bahuvrihi compound] f.

(-sī) The name of a plant, Tulasi or holy basil (Ocymum sanctum); according to some, a black variety of this plant. Comp. also apretarākṣasī. E. apeta and rākṣasī (not rākṣasa).

[Sanskrit to German]

Apetarakshasi 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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Partial matches: Rakshasi, Apeta.

Full-text: Apretarakshasi, Pretarakshasi, Tulasi, Rakshasa.

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