Balapatra, Bala-patra, Bālapatra: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Balapatra 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)
Bālapatra (बालपत्र) is another name for Yavāsa, a medicinal plant identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi, synonym of Alhagi maurorum (“camelthorn”) from the Fabaceae or legume family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.44-46 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Bālapatra and Yavāsa, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Bālapatra (बालपत्र) refers to a type of Patra (plant-leaf), which represents a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.— The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants, e.g., Leaf (parṇa or patra). [...] Leaves which are very small in size, having round base and apex are called bālapatra.
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)
1) Balapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia wallichiana DC. (among others).
2) Balapatra is also identified with Alhagi maurorum It has the synonym Alhagi camelorum Fischer (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· The forest flora of North-West and Central India (1874)
· Acta Helvetica, Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica (1755)
· Species Plantarum.
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Plant-Book
If you are looking for specific details regarding Balapatra, for example side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Bālapatra (बालपत्र).—the Khadira tree.
Derivable forms: bālapatraḥ (बालपत्रः).
Bālapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and patra (पत्र). See also (synonyms): bālapatraka.
Bālapatra (बालपत्र).—m.
(-traḥ) K'hayer, (Mimosa catechu.) E. bāla young or small and patra a leaf; also with kan added, bālapatraka .
Bālapatra (बालपत्र):—[bāla-patra] (traḥ) 1. m. Mimosa catechu.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Bālapatra (ಬಾಲಪತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಬಾಲತನಯ [balatanaya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Patra, Ba-la, Bala.
Starts with: Balapatraka.
Full-text: Patrabala, Bala, Valapattiram, Balapatraka, Paravatam, Yavasa.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Balapatra, Bala-patra, Bāla-patra, Bālapatra; (plurals include: Balapatras, patras, Bālapatras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Flora (5): Trees < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review of Acacia catechu Willd. and its use in Nighantus. < [2022: Volume 11, May special issue 6]
Synonyms and rasapanchaka of khadira (Acacia catechu Willd.) < [2024: Volume 13, February issue 3]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 764 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Study on agrya aushadhi (foremost substances) w.s.r to clinical practice in ayurveda < [2021, Issue 6, June]
A ROLE OF AYURVEDIC MANAEGEMENT IN BLEPHAROSPASM w.s.r. NIMESHA -A CASE STUDY < [2021, Issue 6, June]
Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Acacia catechu: a review < [Volume 1, issue 2: November - December 2014]