Ardrashaka, Ārdraśāka, Ardra-shaka: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ārdraśāka can be transliterated into English as Ardrasaka or Ardrashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक) is another name for Ārdraka, a medicinal plant identified with Zingiber officinale Rosc. or “ginger root” from the Zingiberaceae or “ginger” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6. 27-29 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: Śuṇṭhi is dried and specially prepared form of Ārdraka by removing the outer scales of the rhizome. The major part of the oil of ginger remains in these scales and is obtained from the Śuṇṭhī/Ārdraka with scales.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Ārdraśāka and Ārdraka, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)
Ardrashaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Curcuma longifolia Wall (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nucleus (1984)
· Deut. Fl. (Karsten), ed. 2 (1894)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)
· Cytologia (1985)
· Bull. Sichuan Sch. Chinese Mater. Med. (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ardrashaka, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक).—fresh ginger.
Derivable forms: ārdraśākam (आर्द्रशाकम्).
Ārdraśāka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ārdra and śāka (शाक).
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Ginger. E. ārdra and śāka a potherb.
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक):—[=ārdra-śāka] [from ārdra] n. fresh ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक):—[ārdra-śāka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Ginger.
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक):—(ā + śā) n. frischer Ingwer [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. 1. ārdraka .
Ārdraśāka (आर्द्रशाक):—n. frischer Ingwer.
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)
Partial matches: Shaka, Ardra.
Full-text: Apakashaka, Ardraka, Shringavera.
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