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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Doḍī in the Marathi and Gujarati language is another name for Jīvantī, a medicinal plant identified with Leptadenia reticulata (cork swallow-wort) from the Apocynaceae, or “dogbane family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.37-39 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Other than the Marathi and Gujurati word Doḍī, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which eighteen are in Sanskrit.

2) Ḍoḍī (डोडी) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant, possibly identified with Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. or “strychnine tree” from the Loganiaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.184-185. Note: R.P.T. considers Ḍoḍī as Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. Ṭhākur B.S. et al suggests Ḍoḍī may be identified as Jīvantī (Leptadenia reticulata W. & A.). P.V.S. considers Ḍoḍī as fruit of Papaver somniferum Linn.

Ḍoḍī is mentioned as having seven synonyms: Jīvantī, Śākaśreṣṭhā, Sukhāluka, Bahuparṇī, Dīrghapatrā, Sūkṣmapatrā and Jīvanī.

Properties and characteristics: “Ḍoḍī is pungent, bitter, hot, digestive stimulant and is anti-vāta and anti-kapha. It cures throat diseases. It is also appetiser and relives bleeding disorders (rakta-pitta), burning sensations and pain”.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Doḍī (दोडी) is another name for Hemajīvantī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Dregea volubilis (sneeze wort). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 6.183), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

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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

Dodi in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Cynanchum reticulatum. For the possible medicinal usage of dodi, 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.

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

Dodi in India is the name of a plant defined with Leptadenia reticulata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynanchum reticulatum Retz. (among others).

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

· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Planta Medica (1975)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1975)
· Botanisches Wörterbuch (1797)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dōḍī (दोडी).—f (Or haraṇadōḍī) Asclepias volubilis.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Ḍoḍī (डोडी):—[from ḍoḍa] f. = kṣupa-ḍoḍa-muṣṭi, [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha ii, 71.]

2) Doḍī (दोडी):—f. a species of plant and its fruit [gana] harītaky-ādi (cf. ḍodī, ḍādī).

[Sanskrit to German]

Dodi 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)

Starts with: Doddimara, Dodi-nimbu, Dodilo, Dodimma, Dodiya, Toti-talai-vilutantinar, Totipela.

Ends with (+7): Adadodi, Bhuidodi, Galadodi, Haranadodi, Harandodi, Hirandodi, Jaldodi, Kadavi-dodi, Kamdodi, Karadodi, Katoti, Kaura-dodi, Khirdodi, Kontoti, Meethi-dodi, Mhoti-dodi, Mithi-dodi, Mudodi, Mukatoti, Ontoti.

Full-text (+4): Sukaluka, Shakashreshtha, Sukhaluka, Kaura-dodi, Paneer-dodi, Dodi-nimbu, Panir dodi, Suvaluka, Jivani, Dadi, Bahuvalli, Sukshmaparna, Jivanti, Jivanta, Meethi-dodi, Mithi-dodi, Bahuparni, Mhoti-dodi, Kadavi-dodi, Hemajivanti.

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