Hastikanda, Hastikamda: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Hastikanda 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Hastikanda in India is the name of a plant defined with Leea macrophylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ampelocissus sikkimensis auct. non (M.A. Lawson) Planch. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1875)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· The Flora of British India (1875)
· Flora Siamensis Enumeratio (1926)
· Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas (1854)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1920)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hastikanda, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHastikanda (हस्तिकन्द).—m.
(-ndaḥ) A tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHastikanda (हस्तिकन्द):—[=hasti-kanda] [from hasti > hasta] a kind of bulbous plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHastikanda (हस्तिकन्द):—[hasti-kanda] (ndaḥ) 1. m. A tree.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusHastikaṃda (ಹಸ್ತಿಕಂದ):—[noun] a kind of plant with a bulbous root.
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: Kanda, Hastin.
Full-text: Atikandaka, Girivasin, Gajakanda, Hastipattra, Atipattra, Shophari, Nagashraya, Nagakanda, Tvagdoshari, Kushthahantar, Sukarnaka, Atipatra, Sthulakanda, Kushthahantri, Hastikarna.
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