Changan: 1 definition
Introduction:
Changan 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Changan in India is the name of a plant defined with Azima tetracantha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Monetia barlerioides L’Hér. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· JAOCS
· Prodr. (DC.) (1873)
· Annals of the East Cape Museums (2000)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1946)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Changan, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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)
Starts with: Cankan, Cankaniturai, Chamgane, Changan-chedi, Changanara.
Ends with: Acankan, Cankan, Mulchangan.
Full-text: Kumarajiva, Changan-chedi, Hsuan-tsang.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Changan; (plurals include: Changans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Notes on Āsana (postures) < [Notes]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 10 - Lamaism in Tibet < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
2a. The Spread of Buddhism < [Chapter 1 - The evolution of Buddhist Art in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)