Haimi, Haimī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Haimi 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuHaimī (हैमी) is another name for Kṣīriṇī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.50-51 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Haimī and Kṣīriṇī, there are a total of fourteen 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Haimi in India is the name of a plant defined with Hedychium spicatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gandasulium sieboldii (Wall.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journ. Hort. Soc. (1852)
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1791)
· Monandr. Pl. Scitam. (1824)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Numer. List (6554)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Haimi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haimī (हैमी):—[from haima > heman] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Pandanus Odoratissimus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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)
Starts with: Haimibhu, Haimibhuta, Haimini.
Ends with: Bhaimi, Kshaimi, Tukhm khaimi, Upabhaimi.
Full-text: Haimibhuta, Kshirini, Rupakatishayokti.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Haimi, Haimī; (plurals include: Haimis, Haimīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.372 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
The Cidambaram inscription of Jatavarman Sundara Pandya < [Chapter 1 - Historical details from Sanskrit Inscriptions]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 268 - Description of Pṛthvīdāna (Pṛthvī-dāna) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]