Bhekaparni, Bhekaparṇī: 6 definitions

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Bhekaparni 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Bhekaparni in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Bheka-parni in India is the name of a plant defined with Centella asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hydrocotyle pallida DC. (among others).

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

· The Genera of North American Plants (1818)
· Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift (1924)
· Flora Helvetica (1828)
· Flore de l’Ile de la Réunion (1895)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Guatemalensium (1889)
· Flora of Ecuador (1976)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bheka-parni, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhekaparni in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhekaparṇī (भेकपर्णी).—f. (-rṇī) A creeper, (Hydrocetyle Asiatica.) E. bheka frog, and parṇa a leaf; resembling the animal.

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

Bhekaparṇī (भेकपर्णी):—[=bheka-parṇī] [from bheka] f. ‘frog-leaved’, a species of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhekaparṇī (भेकपर्णी):—[bheka-parṇī] (rṇī) 3. f. A creeper.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhekaparni 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.

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