Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Jhingi in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Borago zeylanica, Pollichia zeylanica, Borraginoides zeylanica. For the possible medicinal usage of jhingi, 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) Jhingi in India is the name of a plant defined with Lannea coromandelica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Odina pinnata Rotte (among others).

2) Jhingi is also identified with Trichodesma indicum It has the synonym Borago indica L. (etc.).

3) Jhingi is also identified with Trichodesma zeylanicum It has the synonym Leiocarya kotschyana Hochst. (etc.).

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

· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1897)
· Natuurlijke Historie (1774)
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1846)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Blumea (1948)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jhiṅgī (झिंगी).—f Intoxication. 2 By meton. Spirituous liquor.

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jhiṅgī (झिंगी).—f A tress of hair hanging disorderly. Gen. used pl jhiṅgyā, jhiñjyā &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jhiṅgī (झिंगी).—f Intoxication.

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jhiṅgī (झिंगी).—f A tress of hair hanging disorderly.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhiṅgī (झिङ्गी).—f. (-ṅgī) 1. A cricket. 2. The wick of a lamp. 3. light, lustre. 4. The Jhingine tree. see jhillī. E. ligi ac gaurā0 ṅīṣ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhiṅgī (झिङ्गी).—[feminine] [Name] of a plant.

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

Jhiṅgī (झिङ्गी):—[from jhiṅginī] f. = jiṅginī, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 5, 42.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jhingi in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Jhingikhora, Jhingini.

Full-text: Jingini.

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