Bakas: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
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Introduction:

Bakas 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Bakas in the Bengali language is another name for Vāsā, a medicinal plant identified with Adhatoda vasica Nees, synonym of Justicia adhatoda (“malabar nut”), from the Acanthaceae or acanthus family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.47-49 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Other than the Bengali word Bakas, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which sixteen are in Sanskrit.

context information

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

Bakas in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Justicia gendarussa Burm. fil. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Gendarussa vulgaris, Adhatoda subserrata, Justicia salicina. For the possible medicinal usage of bakas, 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)

Bakas in India is the name of a plant defined with Justicia adhatoda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adhatoda adhatoda Huth (among others).

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

· Botanical Gazette (1974)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1847)
· Historia et Commentationes Academiae Electoralis Scientiarum et Elegantiorum Literarum Theodoro-Palatinae (1790)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (Wallich) (1829)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)

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

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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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Search found 7 books and stories containing Bakas; (plurals include: Bakases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 2.5.11 < [Chapter 5 - The Liberation of Bakāsura]

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Chapter 27 - The Greatness of Gaṅgā < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]

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Chapter 4 - State or Public Buildings (The cognate structures) < [Volume 4 - Palace Architecture]