Dure, Dūre: 3 definitions

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Dure 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Dure [दुरे] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias daemia, Daemia extensa, Cynanchum extensum. For the possible medicinal usage of dure, 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)

Dure in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum multiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mogorium pubescens (Retz.) Lam. (among others).

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

· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Blumea (1950)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Species Plantarum. (1798)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1969)
· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1959)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Dūre (दूरे):—[from dūra] a ind. ([Pāṇini 2-3, 36; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) in a distant place, far, far away, [Ṛg-veda i, 24, 9; iv, 4, 3] (opp. anti) etc., [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Triśikhi-brāhmaṇa-upaniṣad 5] (opp. antike), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [from dūra] -√kṛ to discard, [Amaru-śataka 67]

3) [v.s. ...] -√bhū to be far away or gone off, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

4) [v.s. ...] -√gam to be far away or gone off, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

5) [v.s. ...] tiṣṭhatu, let it be far id est. let it be unmentioned, never mind, [Kathāsaritsāgara vi, 37.]

6) [from dūra] b [locative case] of dūra (q.v.) in [compound]

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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.

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