Gorakshadugdhi, Goraksha-dugdhi, Gorakṣadugdhī: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gorakṣadugdhī can be transliterated into English as Goraksadugdhi or Gorakshadugdhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Gorakṣadugdhī (गोरक्षदुग्धी) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Grewia hirsuta (Malvaceae family), (2) Sida spinosa (ibid.), or (3) Euphorbia thymifolia Linn. (Euphorbiaceae family), according to verse 5.142-143 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.
Gorakṣadugdhī is mentioned as having six synonyms: Gorakṣī, Tāmradugdhī, Rasāyanī, Bahupatrā, Mṛtājīvī and Mṛtasaṃjīvanī.
Properties and characteristics: “Gorakṣadugdhī is sweet (madhura), aphrodisiac, cooling (hima) and constipative. It is used in processing the mercury and is capable of influencing/subduing every thing”.
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)
Gorakshadugdhi [गोरक्षदुग्धी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Euphorbia thymifolia L. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Chamaesyce thymifolia, Euphorbia rubicunda. For the possible medicinal usage of gorakshadugdhi, 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.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Gōrakṣadugdhi (ಗೋರಕ್ಷದುಗ್ಧಿ):—[noun] = ಗೋರಕ್ಷ - [goraksha -] 2.
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: Dugdhi, Goraksha.
Full-text: Parpatadi, Mritajivi, Tamradugdhi, Mritasanjivani, Gorakshi, Rasayani, Bahupatra.
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