Bakuci, Bākucī: 5 definitions
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Bakuci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bakuchi.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Bākucī (बाकुची):—One of the sixty-seven Mahauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as sūta-bandhana and māraṇa.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Bākucī in the Hindi language is another name for Vākucī, a medicinal plant identified with Psoralea corylifolia Linn. (“Babchi”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.62-65 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 Hindi word Bākucī, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which twenty-one are in Sanskrit.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Bākucī (बाकुची) is a Sanskrit word referring to Psoralea corylifolia (Malaysian scurfpea), in the Fabaceae family. Certain plant parts of Kūṣmāṇḍaka are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Other commonly used English names include: “babchi leaves”.
Bākucī is also identified as a synonym for Avalguja, referring to the same Psoralea corylifolia, according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Bākucī, (f.) (cp. *Sk. bākucī) the plant Vernonia anthelminthica Abhp 586. (Page 485)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Hindi dictionary
Bakucī (बकुची):—(nf) diminutive of [bakucā; —māranā] to bundle oneself up, to coil up.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Bakuci, Bākucī, Bakucī; (plurals include: Bakucis, Bākucīs, Bakucīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A case study of Dushta Vrana treated with Vrana Lepa w.s.r. to Sahasrayoga < [Vol. 7 No. 8 (2022)]
Panduhara drugs of Bhavaprakasha Nighantu and Samhita - A Review < [Vol. 8 No. 5 (2023)]
Ayurvedic view of Immunization in 21st Century - A Review Article < [Vol. 3 No. 04 (2018)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 552 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
A re-classification of ayurvedic herbs indicated in skin diseases (kustha) < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
Critical review of Ayurvedic Varṇya herbs and their tyrosinase inhibition effect < [Volume 35 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2015]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Kushtha saptak and its relevance in the management of kushtha roga < [2020: Volume 9, May issue 5]
A critical review on parpati kalpana < [2017: Volume 6, August issue 8]
Prakaradi yogas as rasayana and its immunomodulatory properties < [2022: Volume 11, July issue 9]
Arka Kalpana - A Review of Traditional and Modern Methods < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]