Gajapippali, Gaja-pippali, Gajapippalī: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Gajapippali 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)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
1) Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली):—A Sanskrit word referring to the “Piper chaba”, a species of flowering vine from the Piperaceae (pepper) family of flowering plants. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā.
This plant (Gajapippalī) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā. In this work, the plant is mentioned being part of the Pippalīdvaya group of medicinal drugs.
2) Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली):—A Sanskrit word referring to the “Scindapsus officinalis”, a species of plant from the Araceae (arum) family of flowering plants. It is also known as Gajakṛṣṇā. In English, the plant is known as the “Oriental cashew”. It is a large epiphytic climber growing on trees and rocks in forests throughout India. The leaves are large growing up to 25cm in length. It has leathery flowers that are densely arranged in the spandix which is cylindrical in shape. The fruits are berries.
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली) refers to the medicinal plant Scindapsus officinalis Schott., and is used in the treatment of atisāra (diarrhoea), according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2. Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several preparations [including Gajapippalī] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
Note: The fruits of Cavya (Piper chaba Hunter Syn. Piper retrofractum Vahl.) are also called as Gajapippalī, as Pippalī always belongs to family Piperaceae.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली) is another name for Gajoṣaṇā, a medicinal plant identified with Piper retrofractum Vahl. or “Balinese long pepper” from the Piperaceae or ‘pepper’ family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.14-15 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Gajapippalī and Gajoṣaṇā, there are a total of ten Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)
Gajapippali in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Piper boehmeriifolium (Miq.) Wall. ex C. DC. from the Piperaceae (Pepper) family having the following synonyms: Chavica boehmeriaefolia, Piper boehmeriaefolia?. For the possible medicinal usage of gajapippali, 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.
Gajapippali [गजपिप्पली] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Piper mullesua Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don from the Piperaceae (Pepper) family having the following synonyms: Piper brachystachyum, Piper guigual.
Gajapippali in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Litsea monopetala (Roxb.) Pers. from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Litsea polyantha, Tetranthera monopetala, Tetranthera alnoides.
Gaja pippali in India is the name of a plant defined with Scindapsus officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pothos officinalis Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Genét. Ibér. (1979)
· Not. Syst. Herb. Mus. Paris (1941)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Litteratur, Theater und Mode (1830)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gaja pippali, for example health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली).—Name of a plant (Scindapsus Officinalis; Mar. gajapiṃpaḷī, miravela).
Gajapippalī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and pippalī (पिप्पली).
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली).—f. (-lī) A plant bearing a seed which resembles pepper, (Pothos officinalis) E. gaja an elephant, and pippalī long pepper; considered to be a large species of pepper: see similar names, as karipippalī, ibhakaṇā, &c.
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली):—[=gaja-pippalī] [from gaja > gaj] f. = -kṛṣṇā, [Suśruta vi, 40, 36.]
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली):—[gaja-pippalī] (lī) 3. f. A plant (Pothos officinalis).
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली):—(gaja + pi) f. Scindapsus officinalis Schott., eine kletternde Pflanze, [Ratnamālā 47.] [Suśruta 2, 431, 8.]
Gajapippalī (गजपिप्पली):—f. Scindapsus officinalis.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Gajapippali (ಗಜಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ):—
1) [noun] the plant Phyla nodiflora ( = Lippia nodiflora) of Verbenaceae family.
2) [noun] the plant Plantago ampliculis of Plantaginaceae family.
3) [noun] the creeper Scindapsus officinalis of Araceae family; monkey creeper.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pippali, Gaja.
Starts with: Gajapippali-kada, Gajapippalika.
Full-text (+13): Gajoshana, Gajahva, Kunjarapippali, Ibhakana, Dirghagranthi, Gajadinama, Karipippali, Kolavalli, Cavya, Gajapippali-kada, Utkata, Gajapimpali, Chidravaidehi, Hastipippali, Tejavant, Vashira, Kapillika, Tejavat, Ibhoshana, Tejovat.
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Anti-histaminic activity of chausath prahari pippali in guinea pigs. < [2023: Volume 12, December special issue 22]
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