Hordeum vulgare: 2 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
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Hordeum vulgare 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)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Hordeum vulgare (in Sanskrit: Yava or Siktu [?]) is used in various recipes for bio-organic manipulation of plants/flowers/fruits, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—For example, while describing a recipe for manipulating the taste of fruits (on the tree): “A tree producing sour fruits starts yielding sweet fruits if its roots are exposed and smeared with the mixture of the honey from the flowers of Madhuca indica, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Vitis vinifera, crystalline sugar and Hordeum vulgare [e.g., Yava] (and then watered with the same?)”.

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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 (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Hordeum vulgare L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Hordeum aegiceras Nees ex Royle, Hordeum aegiceras Royle ex Walp., Hordeum agriocrithon Åberg, Hordeum defi ciens Steud. ex A. Braun, Hordeum defi ciens R.E. Regel, Hordeum distichon L., Hordeum distichon convar. zeocrithon (L.) Tzvelev, Hordeum distichon subsp. zeocrithon (L.) Celak., Hordeum distichum L., Hordeum hexastichum L., Hordeum lagunculiforme (Bachteev) Bachteev ex Nikif., Hordeum polystichon Haller f., Hordeum polystichon var. vulgare (L.) Döll, Hordeum sativum Jess., Hordeum sativum Pers., Hordeum sativum var. vulgare (L.) K. Richt., Hordeum spontaneum K. Koch, Hordeum tetrastichum Stokes, Hordeum vulgare convar. distichon (L.) Alef., Hordeum vulgare f. hexastichon (L.) Hiroe, Hordeum vulgare subsp. agriocrithon (Åberg) Á. Löve, Hordeum vulgare subsp. defi ciens (Steud. ex A. Braun) Á. Löve, Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon (L.) Körn., Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichum (L.) Thell., Hordeum vulgare subsp. hexastichon (L.) Celak., Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum (K. Koch) Asch. & Graebn., Hordeum vulgare var. distichon (L.) Hook.f., Hordeum vulgare var. hexastichon (L.) Asch., Hordeum vulgare var. trifurcatum (Schlecht.) Alef., Hordeum zeocrithon L., Zeocriton distichon (L.) P. Beauv., Zeocriton distichum P. Beauv..

References regarding Hordeum vulgare L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1805)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie

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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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