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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल) is another name for Moraṭā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 3.92-93 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Moraṭa is identified variously as either a) the root of the sugercane (Ikṣumūla), b) Aṅkolapuṣpā (Alangium lamarckii), c) Hastikarṇa-Palāśā or as a synonym of Mūrvā (both identified as Leea macrophylla), d) Maerua arenaria, e) Moīhar (Maerua arenaria). The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Dīrghamūla and Moraṭā, there are a total of eight  Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल) is also mentioned as a synonym for Śāliparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Desmodium gangeticum (sal leaved desmodium), from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.17-20. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Dīrghamūlā and Śāliparṇī, there are a total of twenty-nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

3) Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल) is also mentioned as a synonym for Yavāsa, a medicinal plant identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi, synonym of Alhagi maurorum (“camelthorn”) from the Fabaceae or legume family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.44-46. Together with the names Dīrghamūla and Yavāsa, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Dirgha-mula [दीर्घ मूला] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W. T. Aiton from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Apocynum frutescens, Echites frutescens, Quirivelia frutescens. For the possible medicinal usage of dirgha-mula, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Dirghamula [दीर्घमूला] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Desmodium gangeticum, Hedysarum gangeticum.

Dirghamula [दीर्घमूल] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Cailliea glomerata, Dichrostachys glomerata, Mimosa cinerea.

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

1) Dirghamula in India is the name of a plant defined with Alhagi pseudalhagi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alhagi pseudalhagi Fisch. (among others).

2) Dirghamula is also identified with Desmodium gangeticum It has the synonym Hedysarum lanceolatum Schumach. & Thonn. (etc.).

3) Dirghamula is also identified with Dichrostachys cinerea It has the synonym Alantsilodendron pilosum Villiers (etc.).

4) Dirghamula is also identified with Ichnocarpus frutescens It has the synonym Thyrsanthus parviflorus (Poir.) Miers (etc.).

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

· Fl. Indo-Chine (1920)
· Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, séries 4, Section B, Adansonia. Botanique Phytochimie (1994)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1965)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1855)
· Beskr. Guin. Pl. (1827)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dirghamula, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, 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

Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल).—a kind of Bilva plant.

Derivable forms: dīrghamūlaḥ (दीर्घमूलः).

Dīrghamūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and mūla (मूल).

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

Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-lī-laṃ) Having a long root. m.

(-laḥ) m.

(-laḥ) A kind of Bilwa tree. n.

(-laṃ) A sort of sensitive plant. f.

(-lā) 1. A creeper, Echites fruitscens:) see śyāmalatā. 2. A plant, (Hedysarum gangeticum;) also Salaparni. f. (-lī) A plant, (Hedy sarum alhagi.) E. dīrgha long, mūla a root.

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

1) Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल):—[=dīrgha-mūla] [from dīrgha] n. ‘l°-root’, the root of Andropogon Muricatus

2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā and ī)n. having l° roots

3) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of Bilva or creeper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Dīrghamūlā (दीर्घमूला):—[=dīrgha-mūlā] [from dīrgha-mūla > dīrgha] f. Desmodium Gangeticum or Ichnocarpus Frutescens, [Suśruta]

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

Dīrghamūla (दीर्घमूल):—[dīrgha-mūla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Having a long root. m. A Dilwa tree. f. A creeper (Echites frutescens). n. A sensitive plant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dirghamula in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dirgha, Mula.

Starts with: Dirghamulaka.

Full-text: Dirghamuli, Yavasa, Morata, Shaliparni.

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