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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

1) Bilvaparṇī (बिल्वपर्णी) is a Sanskrit word referring Hesperethusa crenulata, a plant species in the Rutaceae family. Certain plant parts of Bilvaparṇī are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. The plant has the following botanical synonym: Limonia crenulata.

2) Bilvaparṇī (बिल्वपर्णी) is another name (synonym) for Bastagandhā, which is the Sanskrit word for Ocimum gratissimum (clove basil), a plant from the Lamiaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu, which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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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

Bilvaparni in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ocimum gratissimum from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Ocimum suave, Ocimum viride, Ocimum viridiflorum. For the possible medicinal usage of bilvaparni, 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.

Bilvaparni in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) D. H. Nicolson from the Rutaceae (Citrus) family having the following synonyms: Limonia crenulata, Hesperethusa crenulata.

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

Bilvaparni in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum gratissimum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Species Plantarum

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

Bilvaparṇī (बिल्वपर्णी):—[=bilva-parṇī] [from bilva > vil] f. a kind of vegetable, [Caraka]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bilvaparni 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Parni, Bilva.

Full-text: Bastagandha, Shakavarga.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Bilvaparni, Bilva-parni, Bilva-parṇī, Bilvaparṇī; (plurals include: Bilvaparnis, parnis, parṇīs, Bilvaparṇīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)

Chapter 27d - The group of vegetables (Shaka) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]

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