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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Hiraḍā in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal tree “Terminalia chebula Retz.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Dried mature fruits”. Instructions for using the tree named Hiraḍā: The dried mature fruits along with the fruits of Behda (Terminalia belerica) and Avala (Emblica officinalis) powdered 2 g each—given orally.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Hirada in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia chebula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula Gaertn. (among others).

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

· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· FBI (1878)
· Taxon (1979)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Hirada, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hiraḍā (हिरडा).—m (harītakī S) A tree and its fruit, Yellow or chebulic Myrobalan, Terminalia chebula, Country galls. Called also jaṅgalī hi0, raṅgārī hi0, cāmhārī hi0 The two other sorts are bāḷa- hiraḍā & suravārī hiraḍā 2 Applied, from the similarity of the form of the fruit, to the bowl of a ladle, to the tuft or bunch at the end of a flagstaff, to the protuberance of the larynx called Adam's apple &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

hiraḍā (हिरडा).—m Yellow or chebulic myrobalan, tude. country galls.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Starts with: Hiradakhan.

Ends with: Balahirada, Bhirada, Camharahirada, Jangalihirada, Khirada, Kshirada, Phirada, Rangari Hirada, Rangari-hirada, Rudhirada, Shirada, Suravari Hirada, Suravarihirada.

Full-text: Triphala, Harada, Suravari Hirada, Rangari Hirada, Rangari-hirada, Suravarihirada, Balaharada, Prapathya, Missi, Camharahirada, Amritaja, Avyatha, Bhishagvara, Pranada, Agrya, Kayastha, Abhaya.

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