Ashmabhedaka, Aśmabhedaka, Ashman-bhedaka: 5 definitions
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Ashmabhedaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Aśmabhedaka can be transliterated into English as Asmabhedaka or Ashmabhedaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuAśmabhedaka (अश्मभेदक) is another name for Pāṣāṇabheda, a medicinal plant commonly identified with Bergenia ligulata (Wall.) Engl. from the Saxifragaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.39-40 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Aśmabhedaka and Pāṣāṇabheda, there are a total of eight 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Ashmabhedaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Bergenia ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saxifraga ciliata Walp. (among others).
2) Ashmabhedaka is also identified with Bergenia pacumbis It has the synonym Saxifraga ligulata var. minor Wall. ex Ser. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Ethnobotany (2002)
· Gartenflora (1886)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1988)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ashmabhedaka, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśmabhedaka (अश्मभेदक).—the plant Coleus Scutellarioides (supposed to dissolve stone in the bladder; Mar. koraḷa).
Derivable forms: aśmabhedakaḥ (अश्मभेदकः).
Aśmabhedaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśman and bhedaka (भेदक). See also (synonyms): aśmabhid, aśmabheda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśmabhedaka (अश्मभेदक):—[=aśma-bhedaka] [from aśma > aśna] ([Suśruta]) m. idem
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asma, Asman, Bhedaka.
Full-text: Viratarvadi, Ashmabhid, Ashmabheda, Pashanabheda.
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