The Sanskrit term Dāruniśā can be transliterated into English as Darunisa or Darunisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Darunisa in India is the name of a plant defined with Berberis aristata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Berberis aristata Sims.

2) Darunisa is also identified with Berberis asiatica It has the synonym Berberis asiatica Griff. (etc.).

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

· Phytotherapy Research (1995)
· Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (1840)
· Bot. Reg. (1823)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· Systema Naturae (1821)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2010)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Darunisa, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dāruniśā (दारुनिशा).—Name of a plant, a species of curcuma (Mar. dāruhaḷada, āṃbehaḷada).

Dāruniśā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāru and niśā (निशा). See also (synonyms): dārupitā, dāruharidrā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāruniśā (दारुनिशा).—f.

(-śā) A plant, (Curcuma zanthorrhizon.) E. dāru wood, and niśā turmeric.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāruniśā (दारुनिशा):—[=dāru-niśā] [from dāru] f. a species of Curcuma, [Caraka]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāruniśā (दारुनिशा):—[dāru-niśā] (śā) 1. f. A plant (Curcuma zanthorrhizon).

[Sanskrit to German]

Darunisha 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: Daru, Nish, Nica, Taru.

Full-text: Daruharidra, Nishadaru, Darupita, Darva.

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