Chandrakanta, Chandrakānta: 1 definition
Introduction:
Chandrakanta means something in 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 Chandrakanta has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Candrakanta. It further has the optional forms Chandrakānta, Chandra-kanta, Chandra-kāntā, Chandra-kānta, Chandrakāntā, Chandra-kantā, Chandrakantā, Chandra-kaṇṭā and Chandrakaṇṭā.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Chandrakanta in India is the name of a plant defined with Mirabilis jalapa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nyctago dichotoma Juss. ex Roem. & Schult. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Le Botaniste Cultivateur (1802)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1896)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Fl. Madag., Nyctaginaceae (1954)
· J. Yunnan Educ. Coll., Nat. Sci. Ed. (1998)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chandrakanta, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chandra, Kanta.
Starts with: Chandrakantasana.
Full-text: Sphatika, Candramani, Candra.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Moon-stone (chandrakanta) and Sun-stone (suryakanta) < [Chapter XXI - Gems (10-11): Suryakanta (sunstone) and Candrakanta (moonstone)]
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
Social philosophy of Swami Vivekananda (by Baruah Debajit)
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