Ash gourd: 1 definition
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Ash gourd means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ash gourd in English is the name of a plant defined with Benincasa hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Benincasa cerifera Savi (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2002)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. (1783)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ash gourd, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Calabash gourd.
Full-text (+3): Nishkuli, Perumpucani, Mattuppucani, Attakumbala, Kumhada, Camparpucani, Makakumpi, Budugumbala, Belgumbala, Damrotu, Karkaru, Kushmandakavati, Vimvate, Suphala, Karkotika, Kumbhaphala, Nagapushpaphala, Brihatphala, Kushmandi, Kumbhandi.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.5.67 < [Chapter 5 - Lord Nityānanda’s Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony and His Darśana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - The Marriage of Śrīnivāsa and Padmāvatī < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 9 - The Procedure for Naivedya < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]
Chapter 37 - The Characteristics of Women < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
The training of the Surgeon < [Chapter 9]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 15 - Qualification, time and place for devayajña, etc. < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 14 - The Individual and Medicine < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]