Indrapushpika, Indrapuṣpikā, Indra-pushpika: 2 definitions

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Indrapushpika 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 Indrapuṣpikā can be transliterated into English as Indrapuspika or Indrapushpika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Indrapushpika in India is the name of a plant defined with Gloriosa superba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Methonica virescens Kunth (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (1846)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1843)
· Current Science (1981)
· Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. (1891)
· Annales Botanices Systematicae (Walpers) (1852)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Indrapuṣpikā (इन्द्रपुष्पिका):—[=indra-puṣpikā] [from indra] f. the medicinal plant Methonica Superba, [Bhāvaprakāśa; Suśruta; 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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