Jepala, Jēpāḷa, Jepāla: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Jepala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Jēpāḷa can be transliterated into English as Jepala or Jepalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jepala in India is the name of a plant defined with Croton tiglium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes birmanica (Müll. Arg.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Wuyi Science Journal (1982)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Cytologia (1999)
· Species Plantarum
· Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany (1998)
· A Hand-book to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jepala, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjēpāḷa (जेपाळ).—m A plant bearing a nut powerfully purgative, Croton Tiglium: also the nut. Pr. jēpā- ḷācī mātrā āṇi vaikuṇṭhīñcī yātrā. jēpāḷācā ḍhāḷa A heavy purge. 2 (From a popular story.) An ironical term for a Panacea, polychrest, or universal remedy against every disease, affliction, or wo.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJepāla (जेपाल).—A kind of medicinal plant.
Derivable forms: jepālaḥ (जेपालः).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJēpāḷa (ಜೇಪಾಳ):—
1) [noun] the plant Croton tigilium of Euphorbiaceae family.
2) [noun] its seed used as a purgative.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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