The Sanskrit term Hemapuṣpī can be transliterated into English as Hemapuspi or Hemapushpi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Hemapuṣpī (हेमपुष्पी):—One of the sixty-eight Rasauṣadhi, very powerful drugs known to be useful in alchemical processes related to mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Hemapuṣpī (हेमपुष्पी) is another name for Svarṇajīvantī, a plant similar to Jīvantī, a medicinal plant identified with Leptadenia reticulata (cork swallow-wort) from the Apocynaceae, or “dogbane family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.42-44 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Hemapuṣpī and Svarṇajīvantī, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Hemapuṣpī (हेमपुष्पी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Indravāruṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth, bitter apple or desert gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.70-72.

3) Hemapuṣpī (हेमपुष्पी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Svarṇulī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.162. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Hemapuṣpī and Svarṇulī, there are a total of five Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: Rājanighaṇṭu’s commentator describes Svarṇulī as Sanay (Sanāya), known as Mārkaṇḍikā in Āyurveda.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

1) Hemapuṣpī (हेमपुष्पी) is another name for Hemajīvantī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Dregea volubilis (sneeze wort). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 6.183), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

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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

Hemapushpi [हेमपुष्पी] 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 hemapushpi, 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)

Hemapushpi in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum bignoniaceum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Hemapushpi, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Hemapuṣpī (हेमपुष्पी):—[=hema-puṣpī] [from hema-puṣpa > hema > heman] f. Rubia Munjista

2) [v.s. ...] Hoya Viridiflora

3) [v.s. ...] Curculigo Orchioides

4) [v.s. ...] a colocynth

5) [v.s. ...] = kaṇṭakārī and svarṇalī

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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: Pushpi, Hema.

Starts with: Hemapushpika, Hemapushpike.

Full-text: Svarnali, Hemajivanti, Svarnuli, Svarnajivanti, Rasaushadhi, Indravaruni.

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