Asrapatraka, Asra-patraka: 3 definitions
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Asrapatraka 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Asrapatraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus esculentus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici (1794)
· Ueber einige künstliche Geschlechter aus der Malvenfamilie (1787)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4 (1800)
· Flora of Chiapas (1990)
· New Botanist (1976)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Asrapatraka, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsrapatraka (अस्रपत्रक).—Name of a plant (bhiṃḍāvṛkṣa)
Derivable forms: asrapatrakaḥ (अस्रपत्रकः).
Asrapatraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asra and patraka (पत्रक).
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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: Patraka, Asra.
Full-text: Karaparṇa.
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