In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Bhāraṅga (or Bhāraṃga) in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal shrub “Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Dried roots”. Instructions for using the shrub named Bhāraṅga: A teaspoonful of root decoction—twice a day in malarial fever.

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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

Bharanga in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Kydia calycina Roxb. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bharanga, 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)

Bharanga in India is the name of a plant defined with Eclipta alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Micrelium asteroides Forssk. (among others).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard.
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Egyptian Journal of Botany (1997)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1985)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1981)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bharanga, for example chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhāraṅga (भारंग) [or गी, gī].—f (bhārgī S) A wild potherb, Siphonanthus Indica. Rox. 2 A shrub, Clerodendron serratum. Grah.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Ends with: Ubharanga.

Full-text: Phanji, Hanjika, Brahmanayashti, Vardhaka, Brahmanayashtika, Baleyashaka.

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