Gambhari, Gambhārī: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Gambhari 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)

Gambhārī (गम्भारी) is a Sanskrit word referring to Gmelina beechwood, a specis of deciduous tree from the Lamiaceae (mint) family of flowering plants, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. It is also spelled as Gaṃbhārī (गंभारी) and has the following synonym: Kāśmarī. In English, the plant is commonly known as “white teak” or the “Kashmir tree” among others.

This plant (Gambhārī) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers, 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 Daśamūla group of medicinal drugs.

Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Gambhārī (गम्भारी) refers to the medicinal plant known as Gmelina arborea, St. Bk., and is used in the Ayurvedic formulation known as Cyavanaprāśa: an Ayurvedic health product that helps in boosting immunity.—Cyavanaprāśa has been found to be effective as an immunity booster, vitalizer and a preventer of day to day infections and allergies such as common cold and cough etc. It is a classical Ayurvedic formulation comprising ingredients such as Gambhārī. [...] Cyavanaprāśa can be consumed in all seasons as it contains weather friendly ingredients which nullify unpleasant effects due to extreme environmental and climatic conditions.

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Evaluation of Cyavanaprāśa on Health and Immunity related Parameters in Healthy Children

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Gambhārī (गम्भारी).—The Sanskrit name for an important Ayurvedic drug.—The bark of Gambhārī is bitter, astringent, and is one of the components of daśamūla. The ripe fruit is yellow and sweet and acts as rasāyana.

Source: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda

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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)

Gambhari in India is the name of a plant defined with Gmelina arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gmelina arborea var. canescens Haines (among others).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Plant Sciences (1988)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)
· Forest Fl. Chota Nagpur (1910)
· The Cyclopaedia
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gambhari, for example extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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

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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

Gambhārī (गम्भारी).—Name of a tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gambhari 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Gaṃbhāri (ಗಂಭಾರಿ):—[noun] the three Gmelina arborea ( = Premna arborea) of Verbenaceae family; white teak.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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