The Sanskrit term Grīṣmasundaraka can be transliterated into English as Grismasundaraka or Grishmasundaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Grishma-sundaraka in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC. from the Molluginaceae (Carpetweed) family having the following synonyms: Mollugo oppositifolia, Mollugo spergula. For the possible medicinal usage of grishma-sundaraka, 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)

Grishma-sundaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Glinus oppositifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mollugo glinoides A. Rich. (among others).

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

· Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte (1836)
· Planta Medica (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1847)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Grishma-sundaraka, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grīṣmasundaraka (ग्रीष्मसुन्दरक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A kind of potherb, (Chironia centauroides; it is also applied to Pharnaceum mollugo.) E. grīṣma the hot season, and sundara handsome, affix kan.

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

Grīṣmasundaraka (ग्रीष्मसुन्दरक):—[=grīṣma-sundaraka] [from grīṣma] m. Erythraea centaureoides (or Mollugo spergula), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Grīṣmasundaraka (ग्रीष्मसुन्दरक):—[grīṣma-sundaraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A potherb.

[Sanskrit to German]

Grishmasundaraka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Grishma, Sundaraka.

Full-text: Ghurna.

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