Dhulikadamba, Dhūlikadamba, Dhuli-kadamba: 7 definitions
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Dhulikadamba 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyDhūlikadamba (धूलिकदम्ब) is one of the three varieties of Kadamba, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Neolamarckia cadamba (burflower-tree). Caraka classifies Kadamba in the Śākavarga group (vegetables) of medicinal plants
According to the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.97), the dhūli variety of Kadamba variety has 7 synonyms: Kramukaprasūna, Parāgapuṣpī, Balabhadrasaṃjñaka, Vasantapuṣpa, Makarandavāsa, Bhṛṅgapriya and Reṇukadambaka.
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 (Regional names)Dhulikadamba in India is the name of a plant defined with Mitragyna parvifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea parvifolia Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Pl. Coromandel (1795)
· Observ. Naucl. Indic. (1839)
· Species Plantarum (1798)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhulikadamba, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūlīkadamba (धूलीकदम्ब).—m.
(-mbaḥ) 1. A species of the Kadamba tree, (Nauclea cordi folia.) 2. Tila, a plant. 3. A tree: see varuṇa (Tapia cratæva.) E. dhūlī dust, and kadamba Kadamba, whose pollen perhaps resembles that of the Kadamba, or having a similar quantity of blossoms; also with kan added dhūlīkadambaka; these words are also written with a short i, as dhūlikadambaka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūlīkadamba (धूलीकदम्ब):—[=dhūlī-kadamba] [from dhūli > dhū] m. a kind of Kadamba and other plants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūlīkadamba (धूलीकदम्ब):—[dhūlī-kadamba] (mbaḥ) 1. m. A species of the Kadamba tree.
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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: Dhuli, Kadamba, Tuli.
Full-text: Vasantapushpa, Makarandavasa, Kramukaprasuna, Balabhadrasamjnaka, Paragapushpi, Reṇukadambaka, Bhringapriya, Kadamba, Nipa.
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