Butea monosperma: 4 definitions

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Butea monosperma 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)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Butea monosperma (in Sanskrit: kiṃśuka) is used in the treatment of elephants (Gajāyurveda or Hastyāyurveda), according the Garuḍapurāṇa.—The drugs, treatments enumerated in connection with diseases of horses may also be employed in the diseases of elephants. But the dosage is four times of that of a horse. In Garuḍapurāṇa a kaṣāya known as Rogasāmaka-kaṣāya mentioned for treating the diseases of elephants. It is made up of the following pacifying drugs:—[...] Kiṃśuka (Butea monosperma) [...].

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Butea monosperma (in Sanskrit: Kiṃśuka) is used in various recipes for bio-organic manipulation of plants/flowers/fruits, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—For example, while describing a recipe for manipulating the colour of flowers or fruits (on the tree): “The white flowers of a tree turn into a golden colour if the tree is watered with a mixture of Curcuma longa powder, Butea monosperma [e.g., Kiṃśuka], Gossypium herbaceum seed, Rubia cordifolia and the Symplocos racemosa tree”.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Anatomical investigation of flower of Butea monosperma Lam.

Butea monosperma Lam. is the name of a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda.—Butea monosperma (commonly known as ‘flame of the forest’ or ‘the flame tree’) belongs to the subfamily “Caesalpinioideae,” of family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. It grows all over India. Various parts of this plant such as flower, bark, leaf, and seed gum are used in traditional medicine. The Ayurvedic formulations made from this plant are used to reduce the vāta and kapha among the tridoṣas. [...] Butein, butrin, iso butrin, and isocoreopsin were reported to have inhibitory activity against inflammatory gene expression; its flower extract with its isolated content rutin was reported for antioxidant activity; the methanolic extract of the flowers and its isolated phytochemicals isobutrin and butrin were reported as having anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant activities and antidiabetic, hepatoprotective effects.

Butea monosperma flowers: inflorescence with buds and open flowers. Orange to yellow colored, terminal racemes or panicles at nodes of leafless branches; rachis, pedicels, densely brown-velvety; flowers were bisexual, zygomorphic, pentamerous. [...] Mineral elements in the dried flower powder were found produce significant therapeutic effects in the human body. Minerals also responsible of imparting color to the natural products. Chromium imparts orange color, whereas Copper imparts red color and Manganese imparts orange yellow color.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Butea braamania DC., Butea braamiana DC., Butea frondosa Wall., nom. nud., Butea frondosa Roxb., Butea frondosa Willd., Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd., nom. illeg., Butea frondosa K.D. Koenig ex Roxb., Butea frondosa Wall., Butea frondosa var. lutea (Witt.) Maheshw., Butea monosperma Kuntze, nom. nud., Butea monosperma Taub., Erythrina monosperma Lam., Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Taub., Plaso monosperma Kuntze, Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze, Plaso monosperma var. flava Kuntze, Plaso monosperma var. rubra Kuntze, Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir., Rudolphia frondosa Poir..

References regarding Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Asiatic Researches (1792)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5569)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1983)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Ethnobotany (2001)

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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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Medicines (h): Alkaline Ashes (Kṣāra) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]

Medicines (f): Gum-Resins (Jatu) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]

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The Student of Āyurveda (2): The Initiation Ceremony < [Chapter 3]

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