The Sanskrit term Asthiśṛṅkhalā can be transliterated into English as Asthisrnkhala or Asthishrinkhala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Asthiśṛṅkhalā (अस्थिशृङ्खला) or Asthiśṛṅkhalākalpa refers to one of the various medicinal preparations described in the Vaidyakalpa, as mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—The Vaidyakalpa is a Sanskrit medical treatise dealing with the treatment of different kinds of medicines [e.g., Asthiśṛṅkhalā-kalpa] including those prepared from trees, plants, roots, etc.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Asthisrnkhala [અસ્થિશૃંખલા] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Cissus quadrangularis L. from the Vitaceae (Grape) family having the following synonyms: Cissus quadrangula, Cissus tetraptera, Vitis quadrangularis. For the possible medicinal usage of asthisrnkhala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Asthisrnkhala in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissus quadrangularis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitis succulenta Galpin (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Transvaal Museum Monograph (1912)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1825)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Mant. Pl. (1767)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Asthisrnkhala, for example health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asthiśṛṅkhalā (अस्थिशृङ्खला).—Name of the plant Heliotropium Indicum (granthimatīvṛkṣa; Mar. indravāruṇī, kavaṃḍaḷa).

Asthiśṛṅkhalā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and śṛṅkhalā (शृङ्खला). See also (synonyms): asthisaṃhāra, asthisaṃhārikā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asthiśṛṅkhalā (अस्थिशृङ्खला):—[=asthi-śṛṅkhalā] [from asthi] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Asthishrinkhala in German

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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: Shrinkhala, Asthi.

Starts with: Asthishrinkhalakalpa.

Ends with: Vajrasthishrinkhala.

Full-text: Vajrasthishrinkhala, Asthisamharika, Asthisamhara.

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