Bhumyahulya, Bhūmyāhulya, Bhumy-ahulya: 5 definitions
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Bhumyahulya 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)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuBhūmyāhulya (भूम्याहुल्य) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.170 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Also see Āhulya.
Bhūmyāhulya is mentioned as having three synonyms: Kuṣṭhaketu, Mārkaṇḍīya and Mahauṣadha.
Properties and characteristics: “this Bhūmyāhulya variety of Āhulya has bitter taste and is used in fevers, leprosy and allied skin diseases and tinea versicolor”.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Bhumyahulya in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia densistipulata Taub. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Pharmaceutical Biology (2002)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2541)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhumyahulya, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūmyāhulya (भूम्याहुल्य):—[=bhūmy-āhulya] [from bhūmy > bhū] n. a species of shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhumy, Ahulya.
Full-text: Markandiya, Kushthaketu, Mahaushadha.
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