Hemajivanti, Hemajīvantī: 3 definitions

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Hemajivanti 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)

[«previous next»] — Hemajivanti in Ayurveda glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Hemajīvantī (हेमजीवन्ती) is a Sanskrit word referring to Dregea volubilis (sneeze wort), from the Apocynaceae family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.

According to the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 6.183), hemajīvantī has the following synonyms: Hemakṣīrī, Hemavallī, Hemāhvā, Hemapuṣpī, Haimavatī, Jīvantī, Jīvanī, Madhusravā, Dīrghapattrā, Sūkṣmapattrā, Bahuparṇī, Suparṇikā, Svarṇajīvā, Svarṇajīvantikā, Svarṇalatā, Tṛṇagranthi, Doḍī, Śārṅgeṣṭā and Śākaśreṣṭha.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Hemajivanti in Biology glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Hemajivanti [हेमजीवन्ती] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia volubilis (L. fil.) Cooke from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias volubilis, Dregea volubilis, Wattakaka volubilis. For the possible medicinal usage of hemajivanti, 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.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Hemajivanti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hemajīvantī (हेमजीवन्ती):—[=hema-jīvantī] [from hema > heman] f. a kind of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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