Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bhurbhura [भुरभुरा] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Hedysarum linifolium, Indigofera linifolia var. campbelli. For the possible medicinal usage of bhurbhura, 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)

Bhurbhura in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera linifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sphaeridiophorum linifolium (L.f.) Desv. (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 (1979)
· Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l’Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts (1813)
· Observationes Botanicae (1786)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Bhūrbhūra (भूर्भूर):—[=bhūr-bhūra] [from bhūr > bhū] m. Name of a Daitya, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhurbhura 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bhurbhura in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) crisp, friable; dry and powdery; ~[pana] crispness; friability; ~[hata] see ~[pana]..—bhurbhura (भुरभुरा) is alternatively transliterated as Bhurabhurā.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhur, Bhura.

Full-text: Bhurabhura.

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