Ikshuvalika, Ikṣuvālikā, Ikshu-valika: 3 definitions
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Ikshuvalika 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.
The Sanskrit term Ikṣuvālikā can be transliterated into English as Iksuvalika or Ikshuvalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāIkṣuvālikā (इक्षुवालिका) (or Ikṣvālikā and Ikṣuraka) refers to Asteracantha longifolia Nees., and is the name of a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 42-43, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—Asteracantha longifolia Nees. is a synonym of Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine.—(Cf. The Plant List, A Working List of All Plant Species, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden).
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)Ikshuvalika in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygrophila auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Teliostachya lanceolata Nees var. crispa Nees (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1986)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1860)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Centuria II. Plantarum (1759)
· BioLlania (1997)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1847)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ikshuvalika, for example extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIkṣuvālikā (इक्षुवालिका).—(also ikṣvālikā) [ikṣuriva valati val- ṇvul]
1) Name of a tree (Mar. tālimakhānā.).
2) the काश (kāśa) grass.
Ikṣuvālikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ikṣu and vālikā (वालिका).
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: Ikshu, Valika.
Full-text: Ikshvalika, Ikshuraka.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Therapeutics and Rejuvenation Therapy < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 1b - The Pharmaceutics of the Emetic nut (madana-kalpa) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
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Chapter 4 - Six Hundred Purgative Preparations (virecana-ashraya) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]