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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Granthila (ग्रन्थिल) is another name for Pippalīmūla—(Cf. Pippalī), according to verse 6.21-23 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 Granthila and Pippalīmūla, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Granthila (ग्रन्थिल):—[granthilam] Nodular appearance

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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

Granthila [ग्रन्थिल] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. from the Capparaceae (Caper) family. For the possible medicinal usage of granthila, 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.

Granthila [ग्रन्थिल] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family.

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

1) Granthila in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).

2) Granthila is also identified with Amaranthus spinosus It has the synonym Galliaria spinosa (L.) Nieuwl. (etc.).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1989)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1849)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· CIS Chromosome Information Service (1976)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Granthila (ग्रन्थिल).—a. [granthirvidyate'sya sidhmā°lac] Knotted, knotty.

-lam 1 The root of long pepper.

2) Undried ginger.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Granthila (ग्रन्थिल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Knotted, knotty, &c. m.

(-laḥ) 1. A plant, commonly Bainchi (Flacourtia sapida, Rox.) 2. Karir, a thorny plant, capparis:) see karīra. n.

(-laṃ) 1. Green or undried ginger. 2. Root of long pepper. E. granthi a knot, and lac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Granthila (ग्रन्थिल).—[adjective] knotted, knotty.

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

1) Granthila (ग्रन्थिल):—[from granth] mfn. knotted, knotty [gana] sidhmādi

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of several plants and roots (Flacourtia sapida, Capparis aphylla, Amaranthus polygonoides, Asteracantha longifolia, Cocculus cordifolius, hitāvalī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of perfume, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] n. = nthīka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] green or undried ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Granthilā (ग्रन्थिला):—[from granthila > granth] f. Name of two kinds of Dūrvā grass and of a kind of Cyperus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Granthila (ग्रन्थिल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Idem. Flacourtia sapida. n. Undried ginger.

[Sanskrit to German]

Granthila 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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Graṃthila (ಗ್ರಂಥಿಲ):—[adjective] having or full of knots; knotty.

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Graṃthila (ಗ್ರಂಥಿಲ):—

1) [noun] the plant Flacourtia indica ( = F. sapida, = F. sepiaria) of Flacourtiaceae family.

2) [noun] its plum.

3) [noun] the plant Capparis decidua ( = C. aphylla) of Capparaceae family; common caper.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Granthilaceshta.

Full-text: Kurula, Pippalimula, Pindalu, Shringavera.

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