Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Jhavuka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tamarix dioica Roxb. from the Tamaricaceae (Tamarisk) family having the following synonyms: Tamarix articulata, Tamarix bengalensis. For the possible medicinal usage of jhavuka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Jhavuka in India is the name of a plant defined with Tamarix aphylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Thuja aphylla L. (among others).

2) Jhavuka is also identified with Tamarix dioica It has the synonym Tamarix dioica Roxb..

3) Jhavuka is also identified with Tamarix ericoides.

4) Jhavuka is also identified with Tamarix gallica It has the synonym Tamarix pentandra Pall. (etc.).

5) Jhavuka is also identified with Tamarix indica.

6) Jhavuka is also identified with Tamarix troupii.

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

· Flora Japonica (Thunberg) (1784)
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)
· Centuria I. Plantarum (1755)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)
· Deutsche Flora. Pharmaceutischmedicinische Botanik (1882)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhāvuka (झावुक):—[from jhāvu] m.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jhāvuka (ಝಾವುಕ):—[noun] = ಝಾಪಕ [jhapaka].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Jhavukah, Jhavukam.

Ends with: Raktajhavuka.

Full-text: Jhavu, Jhabuka, Aphala.

Relevant text

No search results for Jhavuka, Jhāvuka; (plurals include: Jhavukas, Jhāvukas) in any book or story.