Chikkani, Chikkaṇī: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Chikkani 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhikkani.
Ambiguity: Although Chikkani has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cikkani. It further has the optional forms Chikkaṇī.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Chikkani in India is the name of a plant defined with Centipeda minima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myriogyne minuta (G. Forst.) Less. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Le Botaniste Cultivateur (1801)
· Index Seminum (1867)
· Compositae Indicae (1876)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1838)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1910)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chikkani, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChikkanī (छिक्कनी):—[from chikkana] f. ‘causing sneezing’, Artemisia sternutatoria, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
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)
Starts with: Chikkanike.
Full-text: Chikkika, Kshavakrit, Tikta.
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