Bhrangraj: 2 definitions

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Bhrangraj means something in Hindi, 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.

Ambiguity: Although Bhrangraj has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Bhrimgaraja.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Bhrangraj 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 Eupatoriophalacron album Hitchc. (among others).

2) Bhrangraj is also identified with Eclipta prostrata It has the synonym Wedelia psammophila Poepp. (etc.).

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

· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1856)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1992)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1981)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
· Suppl. Meth. (1802)
· New Flora and Botany of North America (1836)

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bhrangraj in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the medicinal shrub Eclipta prostrata..—bhrangraj (भृंगराज) is alternatively transliterated as Bhṛṃgarāja.

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