Ashvagandhi, Aśvagandhī, Ashvagamdhi: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Ashvagandhi 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 Aśvagandhī can be transliterated into English as Asvagandhi or Ashvagandhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ashvagandhi in India is the name of a plant defined with Withania somnifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Withania mucronata Chiov. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. (1983)
· Candollea (1993)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1982)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1978)
· Journal of Palynology (1980)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ashvagandhi, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aśvagandhī (अश्वगन्धी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āsaṃdhī.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAśvagaṃdhi (ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ):—[noun] the medicinal plant, Withonia somnifera, of Solanaceae family; vithonia.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Asamdhi.
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