Asparagus: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Asparagus in English is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagus polyphyllus Steven (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2003)
· Fl. Mascareignes (1978)
· Botaničeskij Žurnal (1992)
· Gen. Pl. ed. 5 (1754)
· Taxon (1982)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1857)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Asparagus, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, 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.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 2b - Milk-saturated rice and other preparations (asikta-ksirika) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 29 - The therapeutics of Rheumatic Conditions (vata-shonita-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 2c - Bred on the leaves of the blackgram etc. (masha-parna-bhrita) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
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